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Flowers are laid on top of a glass case containing the skulls of some of those who were slaughtered in and around the Catholic church in Ntarama, Rwanda during the 1994 genocide
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Rwanda: 30 years since genocide

More than 1 million people — mostly from the Tutsi minority ethnic group — were systematically murdered by Hutu extremists during a 100-day killing spree that started on April 7, 1994.

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Paul Kagame waves to a crowd

Rwanda's Paul Kagame: A controversial, polarizing strongman

Rwanda's Paul Kagame: A controversial, polarizing strongman

Three decades on, Rwandan President Paul Kagame remains a divisive leader.
PoliticsJuly 16, 2024
Rwanda's presidential candidates, Philippe Mpayimana, Paul Kagame, and Frank Habineza

Rwanda: Are the upcoming elections just for show?

Rwanda: Are the upcoming elections just for show?

Rwandans will next month choose between three presidential candidates, including current President Paul Kagame.
PoliticsJune 20, 2024
A woman and three men sitting on plastic chairs in front of a house.

Genocide: Rwanda's village of reconciliation and unity

Genocide: Rwanda's village of reconciliation and unity

In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators.
SocietyApril 15, 2024
Boys in Rwanda stand next to a pole with the skyline of Kigali in the background

Rwanda's youth confront legacy of 1994 genocide 30 years on

Rwanda's youth confront legacy of 1994 genocide 30 years on

How does the young generation in Rwanda navigate the legacy of a tragedy that claimed over a million lives?
PoliticsApril 8, 2024
Human skulls preserved are exhibited on April at the Genocide memorial in Nyamata

Rwanda marks 30 years since 1994 genocide of Tutsis

Rwanda marks 30 years since 1994 genocide of Tutsis

April 7 marks three decades since nearly 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutus were killed in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
SocietyApril 7, 2024
A Rwandan survivor of the 1994 cenocide prays over the bones of genocide victims at a mass grave in Nyamata, Rwanda.

How the Rwandan genocide unfolded

How the Rwandan genocide unfolded

On April 7, 1994, Hutu extremists unleashed a campaign of mass killings that claimed the lives of some 800,000 people.
HistoryApril 7, 202402:01 min
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Chantal Uwanyirigira, a survivor of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, seen next to pews strewn with victims' clothes

Survivors remember Rwanda's 1994 genocide

Chantal Uwanyirigira took DW to the Nyamata memorial, her former church and the site of one of the massacres.
ConflictsApril 5, 202404:02 min
Director Samuel Ishimwe is seen from the back as he interviews his aunt in a schoolroom. Cameraman Robert Richter is standing to his right, and Sam's uncle is seated across from Sam.

Rwanda: From colonialism to genocide

A DW documentary traces the arc from German colonial rule to the genocide in Rwanda.
CultureApril 2, 2024
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