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Peter Ruti
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President Juvénal Habyarimana signs the peace agreement in Arusha, Tanzania.
How Arusha Accords sparked a sense of reconciliation and hope
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters during the Liberation War in Rwanda in 1990s. Courtesy
How RPA's Kinihira attack led to a demilitarised zone wished by UNAMIR
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. Courtesy
How RPF military pressure and political clarity forced Habyarimana back to Arusha talks
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. File
1993: How RPF's withdrawal from captured territory surprised even its sympathisers
Monday, October 13, 2025
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How RPF taught Habyarimana a lesson
Sunday, October 05, 2025
Former President Juvenal Habyarimana
During Habyarimana regime, the international community attributed insecurity to high-ranking state authorities
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Former President of Rwanda General Juvenal Habyarimana
How Habyarimana controlled his network of killers
Friday, September 19, 2025
Interahamwe during a training under the inspection of the French army in Rwanda in 1990s. File
How Habyarimana regime chose chaos, brutality over civility
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana
How lack of ideological clarity marred internal opposition against Habyarimana
Monday, September 08, 2025
Members of Interahamwe during a march in 1990s. In 1992, violence against the Tutsis was concentrated in Kibuye prefecture.
A look back at impact of Habyarimana’s use of violence as political strategy
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Interahamwe during the training ahead of the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1990s.
How Habyarimana regime chose political survival at the expense of citizens
Friday, August 15, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana
How President Habyarimana made Rwanda ungovernable amid RPF struggle
Monday, August 11, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana during Arusha Agreement.
How Habyarimana mismanaged political crisis, galvanising opposition
Monday, August 04, 2025
Umuganura, Rwanda's national harvest day celebrated on the first Friday of August. Craish Bahizi
How Umuganura is transcendental and unifying in Rwandan society
Friday, August 01, 2025
PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
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How Umuganura is transcendental and unifying in Rwandan society
Friday, August 01, 2025
President Habyarimana's MRND party proposed sharing ministerial posts, with the RPF expected to join a coalition government led by a Prime Minister and including opposition members.
Habyarimana's MRND maneuvred to circumvent Arusha peace protocol
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
President Juvénal Habyarimana during the signing of the peace agreement in Arusha, Tanzania
How Habyarimana regime sabotaged peace accords
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Paul Kagame and RPF representatives during talks with Habyarimana following the pressure due to the RPA military advances.
How Habyarimana accepted talks after pressure, RPA military advances
Friday, July 11, 2025

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