Kwibuka22: Kigali Genocide Memorial hosts Rwanda’s national commemoration

On 7 April 2016, the presidents of Rwanda and Tanzania light the flame of remembrance which will burn for 100 days to commemorate the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

The Kigali Genocide Memorial today hosted the 22nd Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. More than 500 guests included international leaders, dignitaries, survivors and their families and representatives of survivor organisations. The commemoration period is known as ‘Kwibuka’, the Kinyarwanda word for remembrance. As part of the commemoration, the President of […]