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A Genocide Museum under construction in Kinazi Sector, Ruhango District. Courtesy
Kwibuka

New museum to spotlight Genocide architects

Friday, April 10, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of the memorial in Nyamagabe. Today, more than 50,000 victims are buried at the memorial, which preserves evidence of the killings and offers a space for remembrance and education. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Murambi: From a site of horror to global beacon of remembrance

Tuesday, April 07, 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
Women working at the microfactory in the Gishwati-Mukura National Park neighborhood. Courtesy Photo
Environment

Gishwati-Mukura’s restoration boosts wildlife, uplifts nearby communities

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
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Tourism

Turkmenistan: 10 things to know about Asian nation with fresh ties with Rwanda

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Algeria is home to approximately 80% of the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.
Tourism

10 fascinating things about Algeria, Africa’s largest country by land area

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Ruhango District has embarked on building a Genocide Museum expected to be complete by 2026. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Ruhango Genocide Museum to be completed by 2026

Monday, April 21, 2025
A genocide memorial site that is among memorials to be relocated. File
Kwibuka

Rwanda accelerates consolidation of Genocide memorial sites

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay during her visit in Rwanda in September 2023. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Rwanda, UNESCO join efforts to teach history of Genocide against the Tutsi

Monday, April 07, 2025
The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean-Damascène Bizimana addresses delegates in Kigali on January 27. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
International

Holocaust: Minister Bizimana calls out UN on failures to address Genocide ideologies, perpetrators

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
A decent burial of 362 Genocide victims that were relocated from Musambira Sector of Kamonyi District on January 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

13,000 genocide victims' bodies to be relocated from memorials

Monday, January 13, 2025