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Never again: The Walk to Remember, an annual, solemn, youth-led event on 7 April to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo: Flickr
COMMEMORATION

Africa’s unfinished reckoning

The question is not whether the world recognises the genocide against the Tutsi. It does. The question is whether the continent has claimed it — intellectually, historically and…

  • Albert Rudatsimburwa
5 min read
Young Rwandans hold candles while taking part in a vigil during commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide at the BK Arena in Kigali on April 7, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

30 years on, a Rwandan family’s journey to heal from rape

At least 250 000 women and girls were raped by Hutu extremists during the genocide targeting the Tutsi minority, according to the UN

  • Ammu Kannampilly
  • Ivan Rush Mugisha
4 min read