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President of DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye

The calculated historical blindness of Burundi and DR Congo

Monday, April 13, 2026
(L-R) Minister for National Unity and Civic Engagement Jean-Damascène Bizimana, Senate President Francois Xavier Kalinda, and Philibert Gakwenzire, President of IBUKA and other mourners observe a moment of silence in honour of the victims at Rebero Genocide Memorial on Monday, April 13. Photos by Craish BAHIZI.

PICTORIAL: Fallen politicians honoured as mourning week ends

Monday, April 13, 2026
Some members of the Liberal Party (PL) who were killed for opposing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Liberal Party pays tribute to cadres killed for opposing genocidal regime

Monday, April 13, 2026
Minister for National Unity and Civic Engagement Jean-Damascène Bizimana , delivers his remarks during the closing of the commemoration week of the Genocide against the Tutsi on Monday, April 13. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

Minister Bizimana details how bad politics laid ground for Genocide

Monday, April 13, 2026
During the event, a decent burial for victims that were discovered in recent days.
Kwibuka

Rutsiro: Genocide survivors urge efforts to find missing remains of loved ones

Monday, April 13, 2026
Senate President François-Xavier Kalinda, lays a wreath to pay tribute to the victims at Rebero Genocide Memorial on Monday, April 13. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

Fight against genocide ideology will continue until it is uprooted - Senate President

Monday, April 13, 2026
Frank Habineza, the spokesperson of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO), speaks during the commemoration at the Rebero Genocide Memorial on Monday, April 13. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Politics

Our opposition politics is not confrontational, says Habineza

Monday, April 13, 2026
A collage of photos of some of the politicians who opposed the Genocide against the Tutsi, eventually paying the ultimate price.
Rwanda

What to know about 21 politicians remembered for opposing Genocide

Monday, April 13, 2026
Clockwise: Celestin Mutabaruka, Dr Vincent Bajinya, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza are Genocide fugitives who live in the UK. File

Kwibuka 32 in London: Remembrance grows, but justice remains elusive

Monday, April 13, 2026
Red-Cross volunteers help a trauma victim during a Walk to Remember from ETO Kicukiro to Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on Saturday, April 11. Photo by Craish BAHIZI. (1)
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 32: Why trauma cases persist despite improved support systems

Monday, April 13, 2026
Musicians Bruce Melodie and The Ben and his wife Pamela Uwicyeza, lay wreaths to pay tribute to the victims at Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday, April 12. Courtesy
Others

The Ben and Bruce Melodie honour Genocide victims, vow to fight denial

Monday, April 13, 2026
Some of the 120 religious leaders and traditional chiefs from DR Congo's South Kivu province visit Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday, April 12. Courtesy
Africa

PHOTOS: Leaders from South Kivu honour victims of Genocide against the Tutsi 

Monday, April 13, 2026