Coffee Farm opens in Nottingham: great coffee, grown with purpose
Last week, Coffee Farm officially opened its new outlet in Nottingham — marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the board of the Aegis Trust, representatives of Nottingham’s Rwandan community, and colleagues from Rwanda who have been at the heart of the project from the beginning. Merv Chia, Chair of the Aegis Peace Fund, […]
Aegis partners UNESCO project to strengthen educational capacities at Rwanda’s memorial sites
On 9 June, the project ‘Strengthening Educational Capacities at Rwanda’s Memorial Sites’ was launched by UNESCO in partnership with the Aegis Trust, the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE), and the Rwanda National Commission for UNESCO (CNRU) during a high-level event held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. The initiative seeks to […]
When the Pillars Bear Grief: Inauguration of a Living Digital Memorial
Genocide survivors, diplomats, memory practitioners, artists and partners gathered at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on 14 May for the inauguration of ‘When the Pillars Bear Grief’, a collaborative memorial initiative exploring new forms of remembrance through art, memory and technology. Conceived and developed by Bele Marx & Gilles Mussard, initiated in cooperation with Ancilla Umubyeyi, and […]
Celebrating ASPIRE programme impact on peace education in Rwanda
On Wednesday 13 May, the Aegis Trust convened the ASPIRE Partners’ Exchange at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Amphitheatre, bringing together government representatives, civil society actors, researchers, educators, youth leaders, parents and development partners to celebrate achievements of the Action for Sustainable Peace, Inclusion, Rights and Equality (ASPIRE) Programme, and to discuss the future of sustainable peacebuilding […]
Agathe Habyarimana investigation must proceed without delay
Yesterday’s Paris court ruling is a step toward justice, but time is running out A STATEMENT BY THE AEGIS TRUST Yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal took a significant step toward justice for the survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The court overturned a dismissal granted to Agathe Habyarimana – widow of former […]
Alice Wairimu Nderitu to Receive Ruth Bader Ginsburg Human Rights Award
Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Global President of the Aegis Trust’s Isōko Centre for Humanity, will be honoured with the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Human Rights Award at Moment Magazine’s 50th Anniversary Awards Benefit Gala on 16 November 2025 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Nderitu, a globally respected peace negotiator and former UN Under-Secretary-General and […]
Westminster reflects on Lemkin’s legacy
Parliamentarians, diplomats, academics and genocide survivors gathered in Westminster Hall last week to mark 125 years since the birth of Raphael Lemkin – the Polish-Jewish jurist whose single-minded advocacy gave the world both the word genocide and the 1948 UN Convention on its prevention and punishment. Hosted jointly on November 4th by the All-Party […]
Somalia’s Foreign Minister: “Now is the time to inspire hope”
On 26 October, 2025, His Excellency Abdisalam Abdi Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to honour the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. During his visit, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali toured the memorial exhibits, learning […]
French Army Chief of Staff honours victims of the Genocide Against the Tutsi
On 20 October, 2025, General Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the French Army, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay respects to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Accompanied by his delegation, General Schill toured the memorial’s exhibits that trace the causes, reality, and consequences of the Genocide, as well as […]
Senegal’s President visits Kigali Genocide Memorial
On 18 October, His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial to pay respects to the more than one million victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Accompanied by his delegation, President Faye toured the memorial exhibits to learn more about the history of […]