Elias Hakizimana

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.

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.
Patrick Nkulikiyimfura, the long-serving Chief Executive Officer of Akagera Aviation, has died at the age of 57.
Religious leaders and heads of traditional institutions from South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have warned that ongoing atrocities in the country’s eastern region bear alarming similarities to the early warning signs of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr Jean Damascène Bizimana, has said that Rwanda’s national unity cannot be effectively built without first understanding the historical roots of its destruction and those who played a role in it.
April 13, 1994 remains one of the most painful dates for survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi, as widespread and coordinated killings were carried out against Tutsi who had sought refuge in different parts of the country.