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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
Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza successfully moved a motion seeking leave of the Assembly to introduce a new East African Community (EAC) Counter-Trafficking in Persons Bill. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Rwanda

Rwandan lawmaker leads bid to step up regional anti-human trafficking fight

Monday, April 13, 2026
Filmmakers have called for more intentional, bold, and locally grounded storytelling to preserve the truth about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy photo
Cinema

Cinema as a key tool in preserving Genocide memory

Monday, April 13, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe addresses mourners during the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on Saturday, April 11. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Genocide: Nduhungirehe says the world still fails to act 32 years after ETO Kicukiro 

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Parimehutu members during a celebration of the so called 'Rwanda's Independence' following the atrocities of 1959. Courtesy

They exiled us - not our identity

Sunday, April 12, 2026
(Left to right) Rosemary Mbabazi, Joseph Nsengimana, Patrick Awuah, Gen. Anyidoho and his wife Cynthia pose for a photo at the launch of the monument.
Kwibuka

Ghanaian university unveils monument honouring Genocide victims

Saturday, April 11, 2026
A photograph of a list of leading contributors to RTLM, preserved in the archives at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. In 1994, the big powers that had the means to jam or disrupt broadcasts of the hate radio, RTLM, that fanned hate, spread genocide ideology and directed the killers, refused to do so on the grounds that it would be a violation of Rwanda’s sovereignty. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

When sovereignty is excuse for inaction

Friday, April 10, 2026
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
Ben’Imana makes history as first Rwandan-Directed film in Cannes official selection. COURTESY.
Cinema

Rwanda’s Ben’Imana breaks new ground with Cannes 2026 selection

Friday, April 10, 2026
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda across the globe joined in remembrance, honouring the more than one million lives lost in the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: How Rwandan communities abroad marked Kwibuka 32

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
The Minister of Sports, Nelly Mukazayire speaking during a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 8
Other Sports

Mukazayire highlights Rwanda’s growing sports economy

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
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Kwibuka

How Rwandan peacekeepers marked Kwibuka 32

Wednesday, April 08, 2026