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Congolese refugees from Kigeme refugee camp, march during a peaceful demonstration to call for action against the ongoing atrocities against Tutsi in eastern DR Congo on March 8, 2024. Olivier Mugwiza

Genocide ideology in the Great Lakes Region: the danger of remembering history while ignoring its continuation

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Curator & Researcher, University of Oxford’s Dr Natalie Tegama and Robert Masozera, Director General of RCHA reflect on the exhibition
Society

Oxford, University of Rwanda researchers explore ‘memory’ in Kigali exhibition

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The government of Rwanda has welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to charge Vincent Bajinya over his alleged involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Rwanda welcomes UK's 'long overdue' Genocide charges against Bajinya

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Mourners during the commemoration of victims of Gatumba on August 13, 2004, when armed attackers stormed the UNHCR transit camp, killing 166 Banyamulenge refugees. Courtesy
Africa

Experts on how Burundi, DR Congo ignored Gatumba massacre

Sunday, August 16, 2026
Mourners during the commemoration of victims of Gatumba on August 13, 2004, when armed attackers stormed the UNHCR transit camp, killing 166 Banyamulenge refugees. Courtesy
Africa

Congolese refugees condemn genocide ideology 22 years after Gatumba massacre

Friday, August 14, 2026
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe during the intwerview with The New Times. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

Nduhungirehe: ‘Genocost’ narrative aims at minimising Genocide against the Tutsi

Sunday, August 09, 2026
Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC-M23 rebellion’s deputy coordinator. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

AFC/M23 slams Kinshasa’s ‘Genocost’ concept as political instrument

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Mourners commemorate the Genocide against the Tutsi at Murambi Genocide Memorial in 2017 . Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Revisionism and negationism as integral parts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
The week-long festival, held from July 13 to 19, transformed venues across Kigali into spaces for reflection, dialogue and artistic expression.
Art

Ubumuntu Arts Festival closes with call for healing, investment in creativity

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Members of Parliament follow the presentation of a report by the Committee on Unity, Human Rights and the Fight against Genocide on its analysis of the policy adoped in 2020. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament urges review of unity, reconciliation policy

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Fatou Harerimana, paid tribute to the soldiers of the Rwanda Patriotic Army who sacrificed their lives during the liberation struggle
Rwanda

Pakistani institutions mark Rwanda’s liberation

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
The 12th Ubumuntu Arts Festival will take place in Kigali from July 13 to 19. Photo by Mugwiza
Art

Ubumuntu Festival returns with stories of hope, healing and humanity

Tuesday, July 07, 2026