Nelson Gasahagaza
Nelson Gashagaza is a survivor and writer
Becoming Umwana – a son
/ 10 April 2026

Becoming Umwana – a son

In the ruins of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Nelson Gashagaza survived by becoming someone else’s child. In this two-part series as Rwanda commemorates Kwibuka32, he tells a personal story on a performed kinship, ordinary horror and the meaning of belonging