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Jean de Dieu Gatamba, 52, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, speaks to The New Times during an exclusive interview on Thursday, April 16, 2026. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

‘We refused to wait for death’: Inside Mwulire’s stand in 1994

Saturday, April 18, 2026
French soldiers oversee the training of Interahamwe militia ahead of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. French forces on the ground were reported to have trained militia members and, in some instances, operated alongside genocidal forces in opposition to the Rwanda Patriotic Army. Internet

France fabricated reasons to stage Operation Turquoise

Tuesday, April 14, 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
French soldiers in Rwanda, ten days after the start of Operation Turquoise. © HOCINE ZAOURAR ARCHIVES. AFP.

Passiveness and complicity: How the international community facilitated Genocide

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Bisesero worriors Kayinamura(L) and Aron Gakoko were among the Tutsi who resisted repeated Interahamwe attacks during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Karongi District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Bisesero: Stronghold of courage during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Bisesero Genocide Memorial. Accounts from the Bisesero resistance highlight the overwhelming imbalance between the number of killers and the victims, as well as the efforts by the Tutsi to resist. Sam Ngenda

Surrounded and outnumbered: Why resistance failed during the genocide

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Rwesero Art Museum. Craish BAHIZI
Culture

Inside Rwanda’s 20 newly classified cultural heritage sites

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Local visitors during a guided tour of Buhanga Eco-Park. Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Musanze: Forest near Gihanga’s residence now a cultural heritage site

Friday, March 20, 2026
Rwanda is seeking to have two intangible heritages, Imigongo and Umuganura, recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Culture

Rwanda seeks UNESCO recognition of Imigongo, Umuganura

Monday, March 02, 2026
The New Times
Crime

Genocide: Paris court upholds 14-year sentence for Muhayimana

Saturday, February 28, 2026
French prosecutors have requested a 15-year prison sentence for Claude Muhayimana, who is being tried for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Crime

Genocide: French prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for Muhayimana

Friday, February 27, 2026
On April 8, 1994, an interim government was installed, headed by Théodore Sindikubwabo, with Jean Kambanda from MDR Hutu Power as prime minister. The cabinet consisted of ministers from extremist factions supporting the genocidal plot.

The role of Rwanda’s interim government in Genocide

Saturday, February 14, 2026