Latest articles on Rwandan Genocide

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Rwanda: Capturing a genocide financier

Africa John Allan Namu - 25 May 2020

A Kenyan investigative journalist reflects on the capture of a genocidaire in Paris after 26 years on the run and its significance to the families of the victims left in his wake

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It’s time for a reckoning for Kagame and his estern cheerleaders

Africa Timothy B Reid - 23 Apr 2019

As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we cannot keep excusing the crimes of Rwanda’s current government

Kivu: The forgotten war

Africa Staff Reporter - 26 Sep 2018

Fighting in Kivu, a region in the east of the vast powder-keg state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, first flared a generation ago

Letters to the Editor: May 25 to 31

Article Staff Reporter - 25 May 2018

Our readers write in about Doron Isaacs and Paul Kagame

Rohingya crisis: This is what genocide looks like

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Sep 2017

Genocide doesn't begin with mass murder. It's a long, insidious process that can be stopped before it's too late.

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We can’t ignore the worrying signs of genocide in Africa

Analysis Staff Reporter - 28 Jan 2016

How do we make sure there’s not a return to the horror of Rwanda or Biafra?

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France outraged by Rwandan genocide blame

Africa Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2014

The French justice minister will not attend commemorations marking 20th anniversary of genocide, after Paul Kagame's comments.

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‘Hate Radio’ channels brutality of Rwandan Genocide

Article Lloyd Gedye - 16 Feb 2014

Recreated from 1 200 pages of radio broadcast transcripts, "Hate Radio" tells the story of the horrific days of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

Keeping the peace: Life in Rwanda post genocide

Africa Staff Reporter - 13 Dec 2012

During her recent visit to Rwanda, Cara Meintjes spent time with young citizens who are still grappling with the legacy of the 1994 genocide.

Jailed Rwanda journalists launch Supreme Court appeal

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2012

Two journalists jailed for insulting Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and denying the genocide are appealing their sentences.

Inquiry shows Kagame’s aides innocent of plane attack

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Jan 2012

A French report has cleared Paul Kagame's aides of a plane attack that killed French nationals and was one of the catalysts of the Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda assures Canada: ‘safe’ to deport Mugesera

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jan 2012

Rwanda has urged Canada to ensure the deportation of a Rwandan 'genocide inciting' refugee with assurances that the country can conduct fair trials.

Rwandan Hutu rebels kill 26 in DRC

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Jan 2012

At least 26 people have been killed and 13 wounded so far this year in two attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Woman minister guilty of genocide in Rwanda

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced former families minister Pauline Nyiramasuhuko to life in prison for genocide.

Rwanda genocide suspect arrested

Africa Staff Reporter - 28 May 2011

The suspected leader of an extremist Hutu militia was arrested in eastern Congo after years on the run, a Congolese official said on Friday.

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