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How Music Has Healed the Rwandan Genocide Wounds

Twenty years after the Rwandan genocide, Kizito Mihigo urges musicians to instigate hope for a better future and heal the wounds among genocide survivors through their songs.

Rwanda: World to Commemorate Rwanda Genocide Through Dance

New Times, 24 April 2014

This weekend, Rwandans and friends of Rwanda all over the world will mark the 20th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi through dance at an event dubbed, Kurema:… Read more »
Rwanda: How Music Has Healed the Genocide Wounds

New Times, 11 April 2014

Music transcends barriers and borders. It's the language everyone understands regardless of their tribe or race. It is the soul of unity, love and peace. It can bond even the worst… Read more »

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A brother and sister find each other after a reunion of families separated during the genocide.

Rwanda: Kizito Mihigo Urges Artistes to Promote Peace Through Music

New Times, 11 April 2014

Kizito Mihigo has urged Rwandan musicians to instigate hope for a better future among Genocide survivors through their songs. Read more »
Rwanda: Movies That Tell the Genocide Story

New Times, 10 April 2014

As sad as it is, The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi provides a script for movie directors looking to tell a story of atrocities. Though the complexity of the matter makes it hard… Read more »
Rwanda: Never Forget. Never Repeat. Never Again?

Namibian, 11 April 2014

THIS WEEK, Rwanda commemorated the 20th anniversary of probably the most prolific genocide in living memory when 800 000 to one million people were massacred over a period of just… Read more »
Rwanda: Post Genocide Rwanda Through the Eyes of the Youth

New Times, 10 April 2014

The majority of the Rwandan youth happened to be young or yet to be born when the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi took place. Being too young to comprehend the situation at the… Read more »
Rwanda: Kids Honour Genocide Victims Through Songs, Poems

New Times, 11 April 2014

Over 1,000 children under 20 years of age on Wednesday gathered in Remera, Kigali in a special function aimed at commemorating the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Rwanda: Twenty Years Later, Memories Still Vivid

New Times, 11 April 2014

Rwanda is a solid rugged book whose molding pages tell a story of resilience. Its chapters build a spirit of not giving up, one that has kept Rwanda moving through its toughest… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandans in Malaysia, SA Commemorate Genocide

New Times, 11 April 2014

Rwandans in Malaysia and South Africa on Wednesday paid homage to the victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »

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Rwandans Grieve at Genocide Memorial

It was a somber atmosphere at Kagali's Amahoro stadium as people screamed and wailed during official ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, when 800,000 Tutsis ... Read more »
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Rwanda Slams Genocide Appeals Tribunal

Rwandan authorities have accused the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal Appeals Chamber of "scandalous decisions, alarming acquittals and professional errors". Read more »
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