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Rwanda's last queen, Rosalie Gicanda was killed on April 20, 1994 during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

What happened before the murder of Queen Gicanda

Monday, April 20, 2026
A Genocide Museum under construction in Kinazi Sector, Ruhango District. Courtesy
Kwibuka

New museum to spotlight Genocide architects

Friday, April 10, 2026
The New Times

The interim government perverted the state’s norms and values

Saturday, February 28, 2026
French troops trained the Interahamwe militia shortly before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Bureaucracy and key individuals orchestrated the genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, February 25, 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
Grégoire Kayibanda

How Kayibanda’s regime made killings a political process

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
A French court upheld the sentence for Sosthene Munenyana, a Rwandan doctor convicted of genocide. Courtesy
Crime

'Historic day' as France upholds Munyemana’s Genocide conviction

Friday, October 24, 2025
Genocide convict Sosthène Munyemana.
Crime

Genocide: French court maintains 24-year sentence for ‘Butcher of Tumba’

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Genocide convict Sosthene Munyemana.

Paris court to decide fate of Genocide convict Munyemana: Here is what we know

Thursday, October 23, 2025
The appeal trial of genocide suspect Sosthène Munyemana resumes on today, September 23, at the Cour d’assises d’appel in Paris.
Crime

Genocide: Munyemana’s appeal trial continues in France

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Genocide suspect Dr. Sosthene Munyemana.
Crime

Genocide: French court set to begin appeal trial of “Butcher of Tumba”

Saturday, September 13, 2025
Members of Interahamwe during a march in 1990s. In 1992, violence against the Tutsis was concentrated in Kibuye prefecture.

A look back at impact of Habyarimana’s use of violence as political strategy

Thursday, August 21, 2025