Adama Dieng has been appointed as the first African Union (AU) special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities. Dieng will drive the organization’s agenda to ...

The University of Rwanda has launched the Centre for Genocide and Conflict Studies (CGCS), a major step in strengthening the country’s capacity for research, education, and policy engagement on ...

Thirty-two years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the country’s story is often discussed in two distinct ways: as a history of tragedy and as a narrative of recovery. Both are true ...

A photo display of some of the victims at the Kigali Memorial Centre for 1994 genocide in Rwanda. A photo display of some of the victims at the Kigali Memorial Centre for 1994 genocide in Rwanda.In ...

In the United States, April is designated as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month and is aimed at commemorating and raising awareness about genocides that occurred in the past, including the ...

(Nairobi, 13 April 2026). More than 700 people including a genocide survivor, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Government officials, the Rwanda diaspora in Kenya, students and UN staff met on the 7th ...

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday led the international community in commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Solemn ceremonies were held in Kigali, New York, the UN Gigiri ...