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Niyigena Radjabu

Niyigena Radjabu is a professional Rwandan journalist with three years of experience in the media industry, specializing in investigative reporting on public affairs and Rwanda-related topics. He currently works as a journalist for Umunota.com, one of Rwanda’s leading digital news platforms.

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has reported an increase in the production of key food crops during the 2026 A agricultural season, with bananas, potatoes, and sweet potatoes all posting gains compared to the same season in 2025.
Survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi continue to share powerful testimonies featuring the phrase “Ni uko Inkotanyi ziraza,” a Kinyarwanda expression meaning “that’s how the Inkotanyi arrived”, which has come to symbolize the moment of rescue, survival, and renewed hope when Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) forces intervened to stop the genocide.
Rwanda’s Minister of Interior, Vincent Biruta, held talks with Congo-Brazzaville’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries.
Ambassador Shakilla Umutoni has formally presented copies of her letters of credence to Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, officially assuming her role as Rwanda’s ambassador to Tunisia.
On April 15, 1994, some of the most brutal and coordinated massacres of the Genocide against the Tutsi unfolded across the country, with thousands of victims killed in places they had sought refuge, including churches, schools, and administrative centres.
President Paul Kagame has granted presidential clemency to five individuals previously convicted of various offenses, according to an official gazette published on April 13, 2026.
The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, has warned against the use of the term “attempted genocide,” emphasizing that genocide is a deliberate, long-term process that cannot be described as an attempt.
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has reported a 38.1% decrease in cases related to genocide ideology and associated offenses in 2026 compared to 2025.
The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) has announced that Rwandan coffee ranked among the top five best-performing samples at a major international coffee exhibition held in the United States.
The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, has highlighted that several Rwandan politicians had already warned against ethnic-based governance under former President Juvénal Habyarimana, cautioning that Rwanda would not accept leadership founded on division.