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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
Some commercial buildings were demolished during the exhumation of bodies of Tutsi who were thrown into a mass grave in Kabuga during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

There is no such thing as the 'Rwandan Genocide'

Friday, April 10, 2026
Here rest my family, my generation, and our neighbor — forever remembered.

Shangi took everything—I went back anyway

Friday, April 10, 2026
Thousands of mourners attended the Night of Vigil after a Walk to Remember on April 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro

This country will not die twice

Friday, April 10, 2026
Mourners observe a moment of silence honouring victims of the genocide at Ntarama Genocide Memorial. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA

From memory to doctrine: The strategic meaning of Kwibuka

Friday, April 10, 2026
A visitor during a guided tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn about the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why genocide memorials must display architects of amnesia

Friday, April 10, 2026
Genocide survivors at the One Dollar Campain complex in Kigali, in 2018. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The day our heroes fell: How genocide shattered children's confidence

Thursday, April 09, 2026
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Before the machetes, there was an idea

Thursday, April 09, 2026
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This country will not die twice

Thursday, April 09, 2026
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I remember April 1994 as if it were yesterday

Thursday, April 09, 2026
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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
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What would the one million say?

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
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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
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Commemoration period is here, and genocide deniers ratchet up the noise

Tuesday, April 07, 2026