In Rwanda, naming a child has never been a simple formality. It is a moment shaped by memory, belief, and quiet expectation—a decision that often speaks as much to the …
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Ruhango District, Rwanda — Long before the killing began in 1994, a pit had already been dug. In the hills of what was then Ntongwe Commune, local authorities oversaw the …
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In the early days of April 1994, as violence spread rapidly across Rwanda, some communities in Bugesera did not immediately yield to the genocide. In villages surrounding Ntarama Catholic Church, …
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A Survivor’s Tale: How Doctors and Staff Turned Killers at Kigali’s Main Hospital
KIGALI — For Jean Marie Vianney Karangwa, the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi did not begin with the sudden explosion of violence in April. It began decades earlier, woven into …
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‘You Are Not Alone’: Kagame Places 1994 Genocide Survivors at the Heart of Rwanda’s Identity
KIGALI — At the start of Kwibuka32, Rwanda’s 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, President Paul Kagame delivered one of his most emotional and defining messages: that …
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KIGALI — In one of the most sobering and sharply critical parts of his Kwibuka32 address, President Paul Kagame revisited the international community’s response to the 1994 Genocide against the …
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KIGALI — President Paul Kagame used his Kwibuka32 address to deliver a defiant message against what he described as persistent efforts to distort Rwanda’s history and question its intentions, warning …
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Ride in Pink: Kigali Women Turn Fitness Into a Celebration of Strength and Connection
On a recent Saturday evening, the energy inside a Remera fitness studio felt closer to a celebration than a workout. More than 100 women gathered at FitnessPoint for “Ride in …
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KIGALI – Students at FAWE Girls School in Kigali were inspired on March 30 after a screening of “Beyond the Clouds”, a Chinese film highlighting education for girls from disadvantaged …
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In many African communities, the birth of a child with a disability is often met with a heavy silence—a stigma that leads too frequently to concealment. In these settings, children …
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RUBAVU — On the surface, Mutesi Pascaline’s journey to higher education looks like a standard academic progression. In reality, it is a path that was nearly derailed by years of …
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KIGALI, Rwanda — On this Wednesday, inside the cavernous BK Arena, thousands of Rwandan Muslims gathered in celebration just days after Eid al-Fitr, their presence filling the stands in …