April 08
Rwanda: Kagame Commends Kenya for Its Contribution in Rebirth of Rwanda
Capital FM
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has commended Kenya on its contribution to the reconstruction of Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide. Read more »
Rwanda: A Look At Genocide in Rwandan Literature Over Past 30 Years [analysis]
New Times
The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history, claiming over a million innocent lives in just 100 days. Read more »
Rwanda: 30 Years On and the World Has Learnt No Lessons From the Genocide Against the Tutsi [opinion]
New Times
On Sunday April 7, Rwandans and their friends around the world, and the international community commemorated the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Read more »
Rwanda: Genocide Cannot Be Mentioned in Isolation, Without Adding the Targeted Group [column]
New Times
On 7th April 2024, Rwandans and the whole world commemorated, for the 30th time, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. On that day, the government of Rwanda received many solidarity… Read more »
Rwanda: Healing From Genocide Trauma - Understanding the Impact of Sports
New Times
The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left many with lasting psychological wounds. Many Rwandans, mainly genocide survivors, have tried to go through the healing process in various… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka30 - Honouring Survivors for Choosing Forgiveness to Build a Stronger Rwanda
New Times
Three decades have passed since the Genocide against the Tutsi, a horrific stain on our nation's history that will live on for generations to come. Read more »
Rwanda: Photos - Inside Murambi Genocide Memorial, a New Unesco World Heritage Site
New Times
The memorial is divided into various sections, including mass graves where over 50,000 victims are laid to rest. Read more »
April 07
Malawi: Have You Ever Suffered Intimate Partner Abuse? We Asked Girls in Malawi and 40 Percent Said Yes [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Intimate partner violence starts early. Read more »
Rwanda: World Let Us Down in Our Most Trying Moment - Kagame
Nile Post
Rwanda marked 30 years of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on Sunday, kicking off a weeklong mourning period during which entertainment in whatever form, bars, sports and others… Read more »
Africa: AU Vows to Protect Youth From Being Genocide Ideology Agents
New Times
The African Union (AU) Commission is committed to protecting the youth from being used as agents of the propagation of hate speech and genocide ideology, especially during the… Read more »
Central Africa: Remembering Rwanda - A Tragic Tale of the 1994 Genocide
Nile Post
The scars of 1994 run deep, with survivors haunted by memories of loss and trauma that defy comprehension. Read more »
Uganda: A Disappointing Constitutional Court [column]
Independent (Kampala)
On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court upheld the retrogressive Anti Homosexuality Act (AHA). Although it struck down four provisions of this barbaric law, it left most of the Act… Read more »
April 05
Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide, 30 Years On - Omitting Women's Memories Encourages Incomplete Understanding of Violence [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The eruption of violence that Rwanda experienced beginning on the evening of April 6, 1994, continues to haunt the central African nation 30 years on - it has also changed the… Read more »
Rwanda: Macron Says France and Allies 'Could Have Stopped' the Rwandan Genocide
RFI
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated… Read more »
Central Africa: Rwanda Marks 30 Years Since 1994 Genocide of Tutsis
DW
April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda. Scars on survivors' bodies remind Rwandans of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Kwibuka30 - Learning From the Past, Safeguarding the Future Against Genocide [opinion]
Africa Renewal
Remembering those whose futures were taken away, and those at risk across the world today Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Post-Genocide Lessons - We Must Speak Out Against Discrimination and Prejudice [interview]
Africa Renewal
On 7 April, it will be 30 years since the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. To commemorate this anniversary, Amb. Ernest Rwamucyo, the Permanent… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child [document]
HRW
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
Rwanda: Reconciliation Made in Rwanda [opinion]
JusticeInfo.net
In the wake of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, Emmanuel Sehene Ruvugiro covered the trials of genocide suspects before the specialized chambers of the traditional courts and… Read more »
Liberia: Coalition for Justice in Liberia Commends President Joseph Boakai for Establishing War and Economic Crimes Court [press release]
FrontPageAfrica
The Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) has commended Liberian President Joseph Boakai's decision to establish a war and economic crimes court in Liberia. President's Boakai's… Read more »
Africa: Kwibuka30 - Learning From the Past, Acting to Prevent Future Genocides
Africa Renewal
In memory of all those whose futures were taken away and those at risk across the world today Read more »
April 04
Africa: HRW Calls for UN, AU to Suspend Ethiopian Troops From Peacekeeping Missions
Addis Standard
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling upon the United Nations and the African Union to contemplate the suspension of fresh deployments of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF)… Read more »
West Africa: Senegal Just Saved Its Democracy. That Helps All West Africa. [opinion]
USIP
Surviving its crisis, Senegal bolsters an arc of democracies against the region's coups. Read more »
Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region
HRW
UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act [press release]
HRW
Uganda's Constitutional Court on April 3, 2024, upheld the abusive and radical provisions of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling further… Read more »