Kwibuka

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.
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.
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.
Authorities in Bugesera District have commemorated more than 3,000 Tutsi killed at Rebero Hill in Mayange Sector during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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 Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, has dismissed claims circulating online alleging that he was in France during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, describing them as false and part of a misinformation campaign.
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.
Residents, local leaders, and genocide survivors on Monday gathered in Kansi Sector of Gisagara District to commemorate victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, with particular focus on those killed and dumped in the Cyamwakizi pond.
Senior government officials, political party representatives, diplomats and families of politicians killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on April 13, 2026, gathered at the Rebero Genocide Memorial to conclude the Genocide commemoration week.
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.