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.
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.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has hailed the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for its pivotal role in prosecuting key perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and establishing global recognition of the crime.
Kigali City Mayor Samuel Dusengiyumva has said the events of April 11, 1994 remain a painful reminder that Tutsi were abandoned at a time they most needed protection.
April 11, 1994 remains one of the darkest and most defining days of the Genocide against the Tutsi, marked by the withdrawal of Belgian UN peacekeepers from ETO Kicukiro, where thousands of Tutsi had sought protection—an action that preceded one of the deadliest massacres in Kigali.
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