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Rwanda genocide: How a man married the daughter of his father’s killer

Rwanda’s genocide began on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying Rwanda’s ethnic Hutu President Habyarimana and his Burundian counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down. The two died. Hutu...

Inside the 20-year manhunt for the most wanted Rwanda genocide fugitive nobody knew had died

After more than 20 years, the search for the last major Rwandan fugitive indicted by a war crimes court for his role in the 1994 genocide has come to an end. A recently exhumed grave in Zimbabwe confirms...

For the first time, France has opened its archive on Rwanda genocide to the public

To fully confront its role in the Rwandan genocide and improve its relations with the East African country, France has for the first time made public its archive related to the genocide. About 8,000 archive...

Félicien Kabuga, ‘financier’ of Rwanda genocide arrested in France after 25 yrs

After 25 years on the run, Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga has been arrested near Paris, according to the French justice ministry. The 84-year-old was arrested by French security forces...

Rwanda genocide-era mass graves with 3,000 bodies newly uncovered

According to local news from Rwanda, four mass graves, reportedly tied to the country’s 1994 genocide, have been unearthed in the country. The sites are outside the capital Kigali, in the Gasabo...

After fleeing the Rwandan genocide, Ncuti Gatwa takes on the biggest acting job in UK TV as ‘Dr Who’

Ncuti Gatwa, 29, is a Rwandan-Scottish actor famous for his role in Netflix’s Sex Education series where he plays the role of Eric Effiong. Gatwa has now landed British television’s most iconic...

How one woman lied about her role in the Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship

“She has stolen the highly prized status of U.S. citizenship.” “The defendant was not a mere spectator; the defendant personally participated in the killing of men, women and children,...

Revealed: France’s role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994

A report compiled by a group of French historians commissioned by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has concluded that the country’s role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda was that it turned...

Ex-Rwandan mayor Ladislas Ntaganzwa sentenced to life for role in 1994 genocide

A former Rwandan politician has been found guilty of masterminding the massacre of tens of thousands of Rwandans during the country’s ghastly 1994 genocide. The former mayor of Nyakizu in southern...

Inside the Musanze caves of Rwanda that became a safe haven for 1994 genocide victims

Since 2013 when they became the latest addition to tourism sites in Rwanda, they have become a huge tourist attraction, drawing in huge numbers of foreign travellers and investors. These giant caves, known...

Rwandan man jailed for lying about genocide role to be granted asylum in the U.S.

A Rwandan man was on Monday sentenced to more than eight years in prison for lying about his involvement in the East African country’s 1994 genocide in order to gain asylum in the U.S. Jean Leonard...

Africa’s first Holocaust Center highlights Rwanda’s genocide for the first time in 20 years

For the first time in 20 years since it was established, the first Holocaust Center located in Cape Town, South Africa, has incorporated a universal message on genocide. The Center, which serves as a remembrance...

How this Rwandan widow saved dozens from the 1994 Genocide with fake magic

During the Genocide, a group of heavily armed Hutu militia encircled the home of a widow, Zura Karuhimbi, asking her to hand over those she was shielding inside, she had no weapon to defend herself. But...

This is how the world joined Rwanda to commemorate 25 years since the genocide began

Rwanda marked 25 years since the start of the 1994 Genocide that lasted 100 days and claimed the lives of over 800,000 Tutsis. The country has from April 7 been in a state of mourning for 100 days in honour...

France now wants to examine its role in the Rwandan genocide after 25 years

At least 800,000 people – ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus – were killed in 100 days by Hutu militias during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. More than two million refugees fled Rwanda, generating...

Remains of more than 62,000 victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to get decent burial

Remains of over 62,000 victims of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide recovered from areas around Kabuga, a town in the Eastern Province in 2018 will be laid to rest later this month at Nyanza Genocide Memorial....

Outrage in Rwanda over possible release of this convicted Genocide ‘mastermind’

One cannot discuss the role of Rwandan media in the 1994 Genocide without mentioning Kangura, a newspaper founded in the 1990s, which propagated hatred and incited violence against Tutsis. Hassan Ngeze,...

This Rwandan genocide survivor is now the country’s first and only female neurosurgeon

Claire Karekezi fled the mass killings in Rwanda with her family at the age of 10. When she returns from Canada in July this year, she will become Rwanda’s first female neurosurgeon. “We grew...

The secret of Rwanda’s economic miracle 24 years after the genocide

Rwanda’s economy is obviously one of the fastest growing economies in the whole of Africa. Nicknamed the ‘Singapore of Africa’, Rwanda emerged from the ashes of economic despondency and...

Key events from the Rwandan genocide that shouldn’t be repeated

Today marks 24 years since the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The United Nations set aside the day to not only commemorate the event but also honour the victims.  Referred to as the Day of Remembrance...