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.
Rwanda has reaffirmed its commitment to tracking and prosecuting individuals suspected of taking part in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who continue to live freely in foreign countries.
On April 10, 1994, the Genocide against the Tutsi entered a more organised and widespread phase, as coordinated killings escalated across several former prefectures, including Kigali Ngari, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Byumba, Kibungo and Cyangugu.
The Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal in Paris has ruled that former Rwandan army officer Lt Col Cyprien Kayumba will stand trial in France over alleged involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwanda’s Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr. Jean Damascène Bizimana, has strongly condemned Patrick Muyaya, spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government, for publicly labeling Tutsis as “killers” and attempting to downplay his remarks afterward.
May 9, 1994, marked the third day of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a day when civilians were abandoned while French forces evacuated foreign nationals.
The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) has reported that Rwanda generated over Frw 13.8 billion from agricultural and livestock exports within just four days, underscoring the sector’s growing contribution to the country’s export revenues.
Madamu Jeannette Kagame emphasized that remembering the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is not only an act of commemoration but also a commitment to live fully for oneself and for those who perished.
A former United Nations peacekeeper, Gen. Aboubacar Faye, has detailed how early warnings of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi were dismissed, despite clear evidence that mass killings were being planned.
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Chaloka Beyani, said the international community turned a blind eye to clear warnings and failed to act during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Rwanda’s Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, has urged the international community to end what he described as silence and inaction over the continued spread of genocide ideology associated with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the armed group FDLR.
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