Rwanda: Genocide Survivor Recounts Father's Last Days At Ndera Seminary

Elvis Nkundanyirazo, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, remembers the painful journey he and his father endured before the latter was killed at Petit… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandan Forces Participate in Regional Military Exercise

Rwanda is participating in the East African Community (EAC) armed forces command post exercise currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame, Tinubu Talk Trade, Defence Ties

President Paul Kagame and his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu have held discussions on bilateral relations, intra-African trade and defence cooperation. Read more »

Rwanda: Resistance to the Arusha Peace Accord and the Descent Into Genocide

Mobilisation against the Arusha Peace Accord, signed on August 4, 1993, was driven primarily by Hutu extremists in Rwanda who viewed the power-sharing agreement with the Rwanda… Read more »

Rwanda: Genocide Survivor From Nyakabanda Recalls the Day Inkotanyi Rescued Her

Before 1994, Immaculee Hedden Uhumuriza lived a life shaped by both ordinary routines and the underlying divisions in the country. Read more »

Rwanda: Former FDLR Fighters Reflect On Lessons Learnt At Kigali Genocide Memorial

Sylvetre Nsengiyumva was eight years old when he joined the FDLR, a militia formed by perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and operating in eastern DR Congo with… Read more »

Rwanda: RDF Hosts Nigerian Defence College Delegation On Study Tour

The Rwanda Defence Force on Tuesday, May 12, hosted a delegation of 15 officers from the Nigerian National Defence College at RDF Headquarters in Kimihurura. Read more »

Rwanda: FDLR Impunity Is a Choice, Not an Accident

Why is Rwanda penalised for defending herself while a genocidal militia operates freely, armed and unaccountable, from the territory of a UN member state? Why does the open… Read more »

Rwanda: Brussels Must Stop Sheltering FDLR Financiers

Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxime Prévot, recently dismissed allegations that Brussels is arming Burundi to wage war against Rwanda,… Read more »

Rwanda: Scars of Dark Past Resurface As Wasac, Reg Honour 174 Staff Slain in Genocide

As Rwanda continues 100 days of commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) Group and Rwanda Energy Group (REG) on Friday, April… Read more »

Rwanda: We Lived Each Day Expecting Death--Hosiana Choir Survivor

Every year, Hosiana Choir commemorates its members who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Fresh Attacks Reported After New Round of Peace Talks

Drone and artillery attacks have been reported in eastern DR Congo, despite new commitments made between AFC/M23 and the Congolese government in Switzerland on Friday, April 17. Read more »

Rwanda: Defence Minister Warns Against Violence Targeting Genocide Survivors

The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, has issued a stern warning against acts of violence targeting survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »

Rwanda: One Case Is Too Many in the Fight Against Genocide Ideology

The reported drop in genocide ideology cases during this year's commemoration week is a positive sign. A 38.2 percent decrease is significant. It suggests that ongoing efforts in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fresh Attacks Reported in DR Congo Hours Before Peace Talks Resume

Civilian-populated areas in eastern DR Congo were reported to be under bombardments by a government coalition fighting the AFC/M23 rebels on Monday, April 13. Read more »

Rwanda: Rubavu Mayor Urges Continued Fight Against Genocide Ideology From DR Congo

Rubavu District Mayor Prosper Mulindwa has urged border communities near DR Congo to remain vigilant and reject genocide ideology being disseminated from the neighboring country. Read more »

Rwanda: No Sanctions Can Undermine Rwanda's Defence, Security Forces - Kagame

President Paul Kagame has reaffirmed the strength and integrity of Rwanda's Defence and Security Forces, stressing that no external pressure can weaken their resolve. Read more »

Rwanda: Experts On Why Genocide Ideology Continues to Spread Abroad

The ideology that fueled the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi continues to spread across the Great Lakes region and in some parts of the Rwandan community abroad, propagated through… Read more »

Rwanda: Kwibuka32 - Pl Party Urges Youth to Learn From Forces That Stopped Genocide

As Rwanda begins the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the Liberal Party (PL) has called on young people to draw lessons from the RPF Inkotanyi forces that… Read more »

Rwanda: Genocide - Some of the Places That Faced Most Vicious Massacres

Once again, Rwanda is remembering the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, a tragedy in which over a million lives were lost in just a hundred days. Read more »

Rwanda: What Happened On April 7, 1994 As Genocide Against the Tutsi Began

On April 7, 1994, years of genocidal ideology, hate speech, and systemic discrimination erupted into the Genocide against the Tutsi, claiming over one million lives in just 100… Read more »

Rwanda: Nyarugabo Condemns Burundian, Congolese Govt Attacks On Minembwe

Burundian and Congolese forces continue to expand coordinated military operations in eastern DR Congo, with reports of joint offensives deploying heavy artillery and combat drones… Read more »

Rwanda: UN Envoy Warns Rwanda Under FDLR Genocidal Threat

A United Nations envoy has said that while post-genocide Rwanda has achieved significant recovery through deliberate and strategic national policies, ongoing threats posed by armed… Read more »

Mozambique: Rwandan Troops in Mozambique for Solidarity, Not Money - Makolo

Rwanda has reiterated that the continued deployment of its security forces in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province depends on a sustainable financing framework. Read more »

Rwanda: Former FDLR Combatants On How They Plan to Rebuild Lives in Rwanda

'Corporal' Bimenyimana Nzayisenga was barely out of primary school when he was drawn into one of the many armed groups operating in eastern DR Congo. Read more »