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Inyambo cattle during a festival in Nyanza in 2024. File
Editorial

The recognition of Inyambo is beyond cultural symbolism

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
President of DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye

The calculated historical blindness of Burundi and DR Congo

Monday, April 13, 2026
Filmmakers have called for more intentional, bold, and locally grounded storytelling to preserve the truth about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy photo
Cinema

Cinema as a key tool in preserving Genocide memory

Monday, April 13, 2026
Parimehutu members during a celebration of the so called 'Rwanda's Independence' following the atrocities of 1959. Courtesy

They exiled us - not our identity

Sunday, April 12, 2026
A photograph of a list of leading contributors to RTLM, preserved in the archives at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. In 1994, the big powers that had the means to jam or disrupt broadcasts of the hate radio, RTLM, that fanned hate, spread genocide ideology and directed the killers, refused to do so on the grounds that it would be a violation of Rwanda’s sovereignty. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

When sovereignty is excuse for inaction

Friday, April 10, 2026
A convoy of the United Nations at Kisimenti in Kigali in 1994 after the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy

Why core reasons for not stopping 1994 Genocide also explain today’s sanctions

Friday, April 10, 2026
Ben’Imana makes history as first Rwandan-Directed film in Cannes official selection. COURTESY.
Cinema

Rwanda’s Ben’Imana breaks new ground with Cannes 2026 selection

Friday, April 10, 2026
Cécile Mukagasana, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, tends to her cows in Mbyo village, where she has rebuilt her life through a long journey of healing and reconciliation. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: Inside Mbyo village, where survivors, perpetrators chose to live together again

Thursday, April 09, 2026
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda across the globe joined in remembrance, honouring the more than one million lives lost in the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: How Rwandan communities abroad marked Kwibuka 32

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
The New Times
Kwibuka

How Rwandan peacekeepers marked Kwibuka 32

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
The New Times

Naming the genocide: Why terminology still shapes justice

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Members of the diplomatic community, Rwandans and friends of Rwanda attend a commemoration event at the UN headquarters. Photo by Rwanda's permanent mission to the UN.
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 32: Nations mark Genocide in show of solidarity with Rwanda

Wednesday, April 08, 2026