The United Nations (UN) has named April 7 as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide. This day commemorates the deaths of 800,000 people who were murdered during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, central Africa. A church building at Nyamata, Rwanda, where thousands of pe...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, his wife Jeannette Kagame, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker light the flame of remembrance at the Kigali Genocide Memorial during the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwa...
The flame of remembrance will burn for 100 days marking three-month-long mourning of the victims of the 1994 genocide until July 4 when the genocide was stopped by the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), now Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF). Kigali Genocide Memorial is home to more than 250,000 genoc...
Rwanda on Sunday begins 100 days of mourning for more than 800,000 people slaughtered in a genocide that shocked the world, a quarter of a century on from the day it began.President Paul Kagame will start a week of commemoration activities by lighting a remembrance flame at the...
with well-maintained streets as compared to most cities in Africa. Kigali city shares bittersweet experiences due to the different memorial sites in remembrance of the 1994Rwanda genocidewith some more lively spots around Kigali where tourists can experience the culture, hospitality, beautiful scenery ...
2) Ubiquitous Rwandan genocide reminders Our visit this year to Rwanda coincided with the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The calendar year is packed with events for remembrance,Kwibukain the local language of Kinyarwanda. Throughout the country, we found memorial signs that readKwibuka ...
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (center left) and his wife Jeannette Kagame (center right) light a remembrance flame surrounded by heads of state and other dignitaries as part of the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali on Sunda...
A permanent National genocide memorial in remembrance of more than one million victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The memorial is a place of remembrance and learning where more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide have been laid to rest. Many people who lost loved...
The Rwandan government on Sunday morning started commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi, raising the curtain of a three-month remembrance period. The genocide claimed the lives of over 1 million people, mainly ethnic Tutsi. The annual commemoration is he...