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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
Editorial

Gatumba survivors have waited long enough for justice

Monday, August 17, 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
Tito Rutaremara addresses 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
Rwanda

Rutaremara on how Burundi shielded genocide suspects

Friday, August 14, 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
A cattle herder climbs a hill in Nturo village, in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Photo by Teddy Mazina

In conversation: Moïse Nyarugabo on genocide ideology in DR Congo and its regional implications

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
MRDP-Twirwaneho, a Banyamulenge community-based self-defence movement operating in the Minembwe area.
Africa

Twirwaneho denounces Burundian forces over hostage-taking, bombings in South Kivu

Monday, December 08, 2025
Members of Banyamulenge community in Rwanda during the commemoration of Gatumba massacre in 2004, at Dove Hotel in Kigali on Wednesday, August 13. Courtesy Courtesy
Africa

What hope remains for Banyamulenge pursuing justice for Gatumba victims?

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Pan-Africanist and human rights advocate Patrick (PLO) Lumumba
Africa

PLO Lumumba condemns impunity for 2004 Gatumba massacre

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Rwanda has called out the institution he leads for issuing baseless claims against the RDF.
Africa

Rwanda slams UN allegations in 'civilian killings' in DR Congo

Monday, August 11, 2025
Survivors of Gatumba massacre have renewed their calls for international action and political will to ensure justice for the victims. File
Crime

Survivors of Gatumba massacre demand justice 21 years on

Monday, August 11, 2025
Congolese refugees in Mahama camp in Rwanda's Eastern Province protest against killings of Banyamulenge, Hema and Tutsi people in eastern DR Congo on March 6, 2024.
International

Hundreds of experts, academics, lawyers, religious leaders, writers, artists write to UN chief over persecution of Congolese Tutsi

Sunday, March 09, 2025
A decent burial of over 150 Banyamurenge victims who were killed at Gatumba. Twenty years ago, the world watched in horror as the Banyamurenge refugee camp in Gatumba, Burundi, was engulfed in a bloodbath. file
Editorial

Gatumba massacre is a grim reminder of DR Congo's unending crisis

Thursday, August 15, 2024