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Memory, responsibility, and vigilance: The role of youth

Thursday, April 09, 2026
Nick Checker, Senior Bureau Official Bureau of African Affairs at State Department, delivers his remarks during the commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in USA. Courtesy
Editorial

It is never too late to name the truth

Thursday, April 09, 2026
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) visits Nyamata Genocide Memorial, the former Catholic Church. File

Nyamata carries what was intended

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
The New Times

What would the one million say?

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
The New Times

Naming the genocide: Why terminology still shapes justice

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Mourners observe a moment of silence during a night of vigil at BK Arena on Tuesday, April 7. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Kwibuka 32: A shared duty of care and remembrance  

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
A view of Ntarama Genocide Memorial, the former Ntarama Catholic Church. Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda 1994: A genocide decades in the making, not a spontaneous tragedy

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Photographs of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi archived inside Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Why accurate terminology for 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi matters

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Tutsi plead with foreign forces to protect them at ETO Kicukiro during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy

Why the world of genocide inaction sanctions Never Again guardians

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
The New Times

Commemoration period is here, and genocide deniers ratchet up the noise

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Names of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Editorial

Kwibuka32: Solidarity must be matched by vigilance

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
A dignified burial is accorded to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi from families that were completely wiped out, during a commemoration ceremony in Kinazi on May 16, 2015. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana.

Eradicating genocide ideology is more urgent than ever

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
The United Nations Mission to Rwanda (MINUAR), headquarters in Remera in Kigali in 1994. File

A preventable genocide, a denied responsibility: What ‘Corridors of Power’ reveals about Rwanda

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
French soldiers in Rwanda, ten days after the start of Operation Turquoise. © HOCINE ZAOURAR ARCHIVES. AFP.

Passiveness and complicity: How the international community facilitated Genocide

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
A decent burial of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyanza ya Kicukiro Genocide Memorial in 2019. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

As we mark Kwibuka 32, we must confront genocide ideology at all costs 

Sunday, April 05, 2026
Youth volunteers assist mourners in lighting candles during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Genocide Memorial in 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi.

Kwibuka: The flame that endures

Sunday, April 05, 2026
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport in January 2025. Photo by James Munyaneza.

Why Rwanda cannot ignore the threat of genocide ideology next door

Sunday, April 05, 2026
The New Times

Rwanda’s commemorations in the shadow of indifference

Saturday, April 04, 2026
Members of the African Women Leaders Network-Rwanda Chapter and during at a summit at the Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura, Kigali, on March 26, 2026. Photo/Courtesy

Sustaining the momentum of women’s empowerment for a stronger Rwanda

Saturday, April 04, 2026
Strait of Hormuz.

MY 2 CENTS: US/Israel-Iran war and the Hormuz supply crunch

Saturday, April 04, 2026