Rwanda and Chad have signed a bilateral agreement establishing a Joint Cooperation Commission, marking a significant step toward deepening diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries.
Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has approved a new round of promotions within the Rwanda National Police, elevating officers across various ranks, including top leadership positions.
The President of IBUKA, Dr. Philbert Gakwenzire, has highlighted the organization’s pivotal role in supporting survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and contributing to Rwanda’s recovery over the past three decades.
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 Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, has extended condolences to families of former staff killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, noting that the pain of their loss remains deeply felt decades later.
Rwandan Law No. 59/2018 of August 22, 2018, on genocide ideology and related crimes defines acts that constitute these offenses and their penalties. Citizens are urged to be aware of these laws, especially during the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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.
The Chairperson of the Yad Vashem Council, Dani Dayan, has emphasized that Rwandans and Israelis share a crucial responsibility to fight genocide wherever it occurs and to support those at risk.
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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