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FDLR’s Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere was a top leader within the ranks of the genocidal group and directly has a hand in the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda.
Editorial

DR Congo crisis: Rwanda continues to be vindicated

Monday, March 03, 2025
The Court of Appeal in France upheld the life sentence for Philippe Hategekimana a Genocide convict. Courtesy
Law

‘Justice served’: Minister Bizimana on Philippe Hategekimana’s Genocide verdict

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Court of Appeal in France will deliver its verdict on December 17 in the case of Philippe Hategekimana, a former deputy commander of the Gendarmerie in Rwanda, who was tried for genocide.
Crime

Genocide: French appeals court to decide Philippe Hategekimana’s fate

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Catholic nuns who are genocide convicts Maria Kizito Mukabutera and Gertrude Mukangango. Mukangango was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Belgium while Sister Kizito was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Kwibuka

May 5, 1994: Catholic nun’s letter leads to massacre of Tutsi refugees at Sovu Monastery

Sunday, May 05, 2024
Gen Romeo Dallaire,the force commander of UNAMIR, a United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda in 1994 when the Genocide against the Tutsi was taking place. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 25, 1994: UN avoids labelling Tutsi killings as genocide

Thursday, April 25, 2024
An excavator exhumes remains of Tutsi victims at a dam in Gatsibo. File
Kwibuka

April 23, 1994: Tutsi thrown into Nyamagana pond, Burundians take part in killings

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
On ApriI 22, 1994, at the Benedictines Sisters’ Monastery in Huye, nuns turned away the Tutsi who wanted to take refuge there. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 22, 1994: Catholic nuns turn away Tutsi seeking refuge at monastery

Monday, April 22, 2024
Screenwriter, film producer, and director, Joël Karekezi during the interview. Photo by Christianne Murengerantwari
Kwibuka

Director Karekezi on why preserving memory of Genocide through film is key

Monday, April 22, 2024
April 20, 1994, is when Queen Rosalie Gicanda was assassinated in Butare during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 20, 1994: Queen Rosalie Gicanda assassinated, over 20,000 people burnt to death in church compound

Saturday, April 20, 2024
On April 19, 1994, as the Genocide against the Tutsi entered its 12th day, the brutality escalated with perpetrators employing various forms of torture. Getty Images
Kwibuka

April 19, 1994: Tutsi ordered to dig own graves, soldiers shell Amahoro stadium

Friday, April 19, 2024
On April 17, 1994, the genocidal government held a meeting in which some Governors were replaced by others considered more capable of speeding up the killings. File
Kwibuka

April 17, 1994: Genocidal government appoints extremist officials to expedite killings

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
We remember, with profound respect, the politicians who stood defiant in the face of barbarity.
Editorial

What can we learn from Rwanda's fallen politicians?

Monday, April 15, 2024