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 Hudson Kuteesa
Hudson Kuteesa
Belgian soldiers preparing to withdraw from ETO Kicukiro in April 1994. Thousands of people thronged ETO Kicukiro hoping that the UN peacekeepers would protect them but the Tutsi were abandoned by the peacekeepers. INTERNET PHOTO
Kwibuka
April 11, 1994: When Belgian forces withdrew from ETO Kicukiro and killers pounced
Ntarama Genocide Memorial site which is the former Catholic church in Bugesera District. Thousands of Tutsi were killed inside the church during the Genocide Against the Tutsi. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Kwibuka
Kwibuka Timeline - April 10, 1994: Church sides with killers
On April 9, 1994; the day saw the launch of a French-led operation, codenamed 'Amaryllis', aimed at evacuating French and other foreign nationals from Rwanda.
Kwibuka
Kwibuka Timeline - April 9, 1994: France evacuates citizens amid escalating Tutsi massacres
Flags of the Commonwealth member states hoisted in Kigali during the CHOGM in June 2022. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda
Rwanda to host Commonwealth architects’ association conference
On April 8, 1994, the genocidal Government termed “Saviours government” had been established with Théodore Sindikubwabo as President, and Jean Kambanda as the Prime Minister.
Kwibuka
Timeline - April 8: President Sindikubwabo’s govt incites community, killings intensify
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, delivers his remarks at the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Kigali on Sunday, April 7.  Photo by Olivier Mugwiza for The New Times
Kwibuka
Kwibuka: World leaders, celebrities share messages of solidarity
Pictures of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi inside Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Kwibuka
Timeline: April 7, 1994; Genocide spreads across the country
General Romeo Dallaire was the force commander of UNAMIR, a United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda in 1994 during the Genocide. Courtesy
Kwibuka
Kwibuka: General Dallaire lauds Rwanda’s level of forgiveness, grace
South Sudan President Salva Kiir, who is also current Chairperson of the East African Community, was received by James Kabarebe the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Charge of Regional Cooperation on April 6. Courtesy
Kwibuka
President Kiir, Kenyan and Ugandan vice presidents jet in for Kwibuka30
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani  was received by Minister of Finance Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana on his arrival at Kigali International Airport in Kigali on Saturday, April 6. Courtesy
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 30: Mauritania President arrives in Rwanda for Genocide commemoration
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his arrival at Kigali International Airport in Kigali on Saturday, April 6. Photo by RBA
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 30: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Rwanda for Genocide commemoration
IRMCT President Gatti Santana (L) and Registrar Tambadou attending an international conference on the occasion of Kwibuka 30 in Kigali on Friday, April 5.
Kwibuka
Top UN Court officials in Kigali for Genocide commemoration
Volunteers carry a trauma victim during the commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Kwibuka
Kwibuka: RBC tips Rwandans on availability of mental health services
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has ordered businesses operating in buildings that are meant to be residential to start issuing Electronic Billing Machine (EBM) receipts. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy
Tax body compels businesses in residential areas to use EBM invoices
Patients inside the pediatric ward at Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence on March 16, 2017. According toDr Fredrick Kateera, the Deputy Executive Director of Partners in Health,, five new hospitals are expected to begin offering chemotherapy to cancer patients. Courtesy
Health
Five additional hospitals to start offering chemotherapy
A view of the main administration building in Ntare Louisenlund School (NLS) which is located in Bugesera District, Eastern Province.
Education
PHOTOS: Ntare School Rwanda starts receiving applications, set to open in September
President Paul Kagame during an interview with Radio10 and Royal FM aired on Monday, April 1. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Kwibuka not only about lost loved ones; but involves remembrance, prevention – Kagame
A resident undergoes HIV test in Kigali. Kunda (not real name), a young woman living with HIV, had a job opportunity outside of Rwanda, but lost it due to being HIV positive. Craish Bahizi
Health
HIV stigma: The ordeal of losing opportunities

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