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Patrick Nkulikiyimfura, the long-serving Chief Executive Officer of Akagera Aviation, has died at the age of 57.
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.
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.
Senior government officials and representatives of political parties on April 13, 2026, gathered at the Rebero Genocide Memorial to conclude the Genocide commemoration week and pay tribute to politicians who were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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.
President Paul Kagame has congratulated Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on his re-election, reaffirming Rwanda’s commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation.
A delegation of 120 religious and traditional leaders from South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where they paid tribute to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and renewed calls for peace across the Great Lakes region.
Beatha Muteteri, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Nyanza ya Kicukiro, has shared a chilling account of the atrocities she witnessed, including the killing of her mother and her own narrow escape after a machete attack.
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) has accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of undermining ongoing peace efforts by carrying out military operations, including drone strikes, in civilian-populated areas of Minembwe in South Kivu Province.