Elias Hakizimana

Elias Hakizimana

Tito Rutaremara, Chairperson of Rwanda’s Advisory Council of Elders, has urged religious leaders to refrain from invoking God in discussions about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, saying it was a human-planned crime committed and ultimately stopped by human action.
Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr. Jean Damascène Bizimana, has said that Rwanda’s former President Juvénal Habyarimana played a direct and sustained role in the planning and execution of anti-Tutsi violence prior to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
June 1, 1994 marked the 57th day of the 100-day Genocide against the Tutsi, as the interim government and its allies continued the systematic extermination of Tutsi across Rwanda.
Rwanda could have four representatives at the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup after the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) revealed that efforts are underway to secure additional slots for Kiyovu Sports and Police FC.
Jean Hubert Nkurayija Ishimwe, the former Tour du Rwanda Coordinator, has been elected President of the Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY), taking over leadership of one of the country's most successful sports federations.
First Lady Mrs. Jeannette Kagame on Saturday inaugurated the Ntarama Genocide Memorial Gallery, a new historical exhibition space established at the Ntarama Genocide Memorial Site in Bugesera District, dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
After six years of implementation and an investment exceeding Rwf 33 billion, the Green Gicumbi Project has officially come to an end, leaving behind a legacy of climate resilience, environmental restoration, and improved livelihoods for more than 158,000 residents in Gicumbi District.
Prime Minister Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva on Friday led a commemoration ceremony in honour of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, paying tribute specifically to former employees of MINIJUST, MINITRAPE and MINITRANSCO.