Kabuga Trial: The Long-Awaited Prosecution of Rwandan Genocide Suspect Begins in The Hague
The trial of Félicien Kabuga, the Rwandan genocide suspect, is set to commence in The Hague, Netherlands, after years of anticipation following a prolonged period under an ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) arrest warrant. Kabuga, often referred to as…
As Queen Elizabeth II passes away at 96, here’s how her death will impact UK’s economy
The United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II who reigned for more than 7 decades passed away at 96 at Balmoral Castle, her home in Scotland on Thursday, September 8. The death of the Queen not only marks the end of an era…
Murama : urubyiruko ruhangayikishijwe n’ibura ry’udukingirizo
Urubyiruko rwo mu murenge wa Murama mu karere ka Ngoma ruhangayikishijwe n’ibura ry’udukingirizo, ngo kuko aho tuboneka hababera kure kandi utwo abajyanama b’ubuzima baba bafite baduha gusa abari muri gahunda yo kuboneza urubyaro bazwi. Nzabandora avuga ko ibura ry’udukingirizo ari…
Paris: condamnation de Bucyibaruta comme complice de génocide, une grosse déception pour les parties civiles
Aux alentours de 20 heures, heure de Paris, le tribunal a rendu son verdict dans le procès de Laurent Bucyibaruta, poursuivi pour génocide, complicité de génocide et crimes contre l’humanité. Il a été condamné à 20 ans de réclusion criminelle,…
Bucyibaruta Trial: Defense Denies Genocide Involvement, Shifts Blame to French Army
Laurent Bucyibaruta, on trial before the Paris Assize Court, has consistently denied any involvement in the genocide against the Tutsi, maintaining his stance until the very end. His defense team has entirely rejected the accusations, instead attributing responsibility to the…
Paris Court of Assize: Tutsi Wives, an Unsuccessful Defense for Genocide Suspects
Laurent Bucyibaruta, the former prefect of Gikongoro, is currently on trial before the Paris Court of Assize for his alleged involvement in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, and other related crimes. Bucyibaruta has attempted to use his Tutsi wife as…
L’attaque du FPR utilisée comme justification des massacres de Tutsi, selon un témoin à la cour d’assises
Lors du procès de Laurent Bucyibaruta devant la cour d’assises de Paris, François Graner, chercheur, a affirmé que l’attaque du Front Patriotique Rwandais (FPR) avait été utilisée par le gouvernement comme justification des massacres de Tutsi, menant finalement au génocide…
Paris: Des tranchées transformées en fosses communes à Kaduha, évoquées dans le procès de Bucyibaruta
Lors du procès de Laurent Bucyibaruta devant la cour d’assises de Paris, un témoin a révélé que les autorités locales à Kaduha avaient manipulé les Tutsi pour creuser des tranchées sous prétexte d’hygiène. Ces tranchées ont ensuite été utilisées comme…
Génocide : Le recensement des réfugiés de Murambi, une tragédie déguisée en aide
Lors du procès de Laurent Bucyibaruta devant la cour d’assises de Paris, des témoins ont évoqué le recensement effectué par les autorités locales dans le camp de l’école technique de Murambi pendant le génocide contre les Tutsi en 1994. Ce…
Un verre de riz pour six, l’eau coupée : La vie à Murambi avant l’attentat du 21 avril 1994
Bien avant l’attentat du 21 avril 1994 à Murambi, pendant le génocide contre les Tutsi au Rwanda, les réfugiés qui avaient trouvé refuge à l’École Technique Officielle (ETO) de Murambi ont vécu une réalité bien différente de celle qui leur…
Bucyibaruta Trial: Authorities’ Presence at Killing Sites Encouraged Massacres
During the trial of Laurent Bucyibaruta, former prefect of Gikongoro, a witness testified that the presence of local authorities at the sites of killings during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi emboldened the population to participate in the massacres. Innocent…
Paris : Les témoins revivent leurs expériences atroces du génocide dans le procès Bucyibaruta
Lors des audiences dans le procès de Laurent Bucyibaruta qui fut le préfet de Gikongoro avant et pendant le génocide perpétré contre les tutsi au Rwanda en 1994, les témoins revivent les expériences atroces qu’ils ont vécu pendant le génocide…
ibeho: Witness Testifies Bucyibaruta Advised Residents to Claim Burned Houses Belonged to Fugitives
During the trial of Laurent Bucyibaruta at the Paris Assize Court, a witness testified that the former prefect of Gikongoro advised residents in Kibeho to claim that the owners of burned houses had fled. According to the witness, Bucyibaruta gave…
Mobile payments continue to drive the digital payments transformation – Central Bank
The central bank of Rwanda says that the mobile payments continue to drive the digital payments transformation in the first quarter of 2022; this comes after people were encouraged to shift to cashless system in order to prevent the spread…
Paris court of assize: Bucyibaruta is perfectly normal, says the psychological expert
The medico-psychological expert, Jean Luc Ployé affirms during his hearing before the Paris Assize Court that the accused Laurent Bucyibaruta is completely normal and rooted in reality. This comes after that the request of the defense which had advanced the…
Nyamagabe: genocide survivors hope to get peace of mind from Bucyibaruta’s trial in France
Survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in the former Gikongoro Prefecture are hoping for justice and closure as the trial of Laurent Bucyibaruta begins on May 9, 2022, at the Paris Assize Court. Justice as a Path to…
Community Health Workers Aiding the Fight against Drug Resistant TB
Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is among the biggest challenges facing tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Rwanda and other African countries. MDR-TB occurs when TB causing organism resists treatment. This resistance is often as a consequence of either improper treatment plans such as…
The use of synthetic fertilizers increase the nitrogen pollution
While the world is rushing to decrease pollutions in order to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, some products with pollutant compositions are being officially used by farmers in Rwanda, among others synthetic fertilizers which increase the nitrogen pollution…
From Traditional Healers to Doctors, Community Health Workers Improve TB Treatment in Rwanda
According to the World Health Organization, there were 7841 cases of tuberculosis in Rwanda in 2008. This has gradually reduced to about 5800 cases in 2020, thanks to the contributions of the Community Health Workers (CHWs). Since its inception in…
Irrigation in Ndego, the messiah long waited by residents
Zelda Ayinkamiye, a 72-year-old resident of Ndego sector in Kayonza district, she was rushed back from Tanzania two years ago and now lodged by another resident, she has to farm in order to eat, however, the dry season can’t allow…
Climate change traumatizes locals and hinders development
Eastern Province is not normally impossible area to live in: the region is home to many places that are among the best in the country in terms of production and stable weather. Yet certain areas of the province, such as…
Clean water remains a dream for residents in Ndego sector
The sector of Ndego in Kayonza District, the eastern part of Rwanda which used to be part of Akagera national park before it was populated in 1995, has always encountered clean water issues. Recently, residents have been requesting their leaders’…
Ndego: Abandoned women struggle to raise kids as extreme hunger ravages the area
When she got married eight years ago, Marie Rose Yafashije thought it was a heaven on earth, a place of joy and an opportunity to form own family. Little did she think that at one point, her husband would abandon…
Medical oxygen produced inside the hospitals ended its insufficiency during the covid-19
It was not frequent in Rwanda to admit patients under oxygen in hospitals before covid-19, except for special cases; medical oxygen was kind of expensive, and not all health facilities had the required infrastructures. Most health facilities used oxygen cylinders…
Procès Muhayimana : La défense et le parquet font appel
La défense et le parquet ont tous deux fait appel du jugement rendu par la cour d’assises de Paris dans le procès de Claude Muhayimana. Ce dernier avait été condamné, le 16 décembre 2021, à 14 ans de réclusion criminelle…
Paris : Les mystères des chauffeurs de Kibuye dans le procès de Claude Muhayimana
Les chauffeurs de Kibuye demeurent des figures énigmatiques dans le contexte du génocide contre les Tutsi à Kibuye, notamment sur les collines de Bisesero, Karongi, Gitwa, et d’autres, en 1994. Ces rôles sont désormais au centre du procès de Claude…
Procès Muhayimana : Des éléments devenus plus célèbres que le procès lui-même
Dans le cadre du procès de Claude Muhayimana, qui se déroule à la cour d’assises de Paris, certains éléments ont acquis une notoriété dépassant celle du procès lui-même. Chaque jour, ces noms sont évoqués, que ce soit par les témoins…
Paris : « On ne nie pas le génocide, mais mon client est innocent », déclare l’avocat de Muhayimana
La deuxième semaine du procès de Claude Muhayimana, qui se tient à la cour d’assises de Paris, a été marquée par des témoignages qui se contredisent les uns après les autres. Cette situation a conduit les avocats de la défense…
La mobilité : un élément clé dans le succès du génocide contre les Tutsi
Lors de la première semaine du procès de Claude Muhayimana, qui se tient à la cour d’assises de Paris, les témoignages d’experts ont mis en lumière un concept central : la « mobilité ». Ce terme a été présenté comme…
Quelques heures avant le procès de Claude Muhayimana aux assises de Paris
Le procès tant attendu de Claude Muhayimana débute dans quelques heures à la cour d’assises de Paris. Il s'agit d'une procédure qui a été reportée à plusieurs reprises pour diverses raisons, notamment la pandémie de Covid-19. Claude Muhayimana, de nationalité…
Ways to get rid of smelly fart
Different people get bothered by smelly fart either from others or themselves. Some condemn the person who fart in public but don’t really understand what causes smelly fart or ways to get rid of it. Scientists say that smelly fart…
Nyagatare, parents should talk with children about sex to fight teen pregnancies
Some people in Nyagatare district call for parents to talk with their children about the functioning of sex, in order to prevent and fight teen and unwanted pregnancies. Peruth Uwineza is the Executive secretary of Kizirakome cell, Karangazi sector in…
Nyagatare: ahari isooko y’amata barataka ibura ryayo
Abahinzi-borozi bo mu karere ka Nyagatare barataka ibura ry’amata y’inka, bemeza ko riterwa n’umukamo wabaye muke ngo kuko izuba ryabaye ryinshi inka zikabura amazi n’ubwatsi. Ibi kandi bije mu gihe no mu mujyi wa Kigali ikibazo cy’ibura ry’amata gihangayikishije abatari…
International women’s day to boost the leadership capability of a woman
March 8 of every year is an international women’s day (IWD), in some countries it brings celebrations, but in some others it’s the opposite. This year’s celebration will be marked with live events from the United Nations and other international…
Ibyo Macron yemera ku ruhare rw’ubufaransa muri jenoside yakorewe abatutsi ntibivugwaho rumwe
Perezida w’ubufaransa Emmanuel Macron wagiriye uruzinduko mu Rwanda nyuma y’imyaka 27 habaye jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu 1994, akaba ari narwo rwa mbere ahagiriye kuva yajya ku butegetsi mu 2017, uruzinduko rwari rutegerejwe na benshi cyane cyane abarokotse jenoside, nyamara ibyo…
La poursuite des génocidaires vivant en France ne faisait pas l’objet du rapport Duclert
Le président du collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda - CPCR, Monsieur Alain Gauthier dit que la poursuite des personnes soupçonnées d’avoir participé au génocide des Tutsis et qui vivent en France ne faisait pas partie des objectifs du…
Cannabis in Rwanda was confined only for ‘Batwa’ minority group
The cannabis that was recently accepted in Rwanda for medical use, was once confined for the minority group of ‘Batwa’ and was totally illegal and banned in the whole country until last year of 2020. According to Wikipedia, a 1959–1960…
If covid-19 vaccine is people’s rights, why not the choice of the right one?
Different people keep complaining about not being able to get the vaccine of their choice even if they have been allowed to have one; some countries decided to suspend the vaccination using certain sort of jab while other countries mostly…
Paris ; « Filmer les procès, un enjeu social » l’exposition en cours
Aux Archives nationales de France à Paris l’exposition « Filmer les procès, un enjeu social. De Nuremberg au génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda» est en cours. Le Président des collectifs des parties civiles pour le Rwanda, Monsieur Alain Gauthier a eu…
Covid-19 vaccine; pregnant women are to choose to be vaccinated
As many countries are vaccinating their people in big number, for pregnant and breast-feeding women it’s still not confirmed either they may get vaccinated or not. One of the reason they give is that the vaccine was not tested on…
La cour d’assise de Paris; Muhayimana sera le premier rwandais à être jugé en 2021
Claude muhayimana est confirmé d’être le premier rwandais accusé des crimes de génocide et des crimes contre l’humanité, qui sera jugé par la cour d’assise de Paris en 2021. Cela dans l’ère de covid-19 qui a fait que la plus…
Gashaki; guhabwa ijambo mu mihigo bituma bagira uruhare mu kuyihigura
Abatuye mu murenge wa Gashaki mu karere ka Musanze bemeza ko kuba barahawe ijambo mu itegurwa ry’imihigo y’akarere kabo bituma bagira ubushake n’umuhate mu bikorwa byahizwe bityo bikabafasha kuyihigura. Ibi babitangaje kuwa 2 Ukuboza, mu gikorwa cyo gutangiza ukwezi ko…
Kabarondo, abacunga imitungo ya Ngenzi wahamijwe jenoside ngo biteguye gutanga indishyi nibabitegekwa
Abo mu muryango wa Ngenzi Octavien wahamijwe ibyaha bya jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu Rwanda mu 1994, kuri ubu banacunga imitungo yasize mu Rwanda, bavuga ko mu gihe abo Ngenzi yakoreye ibyaha baregera indishyi bagatsinda, urukiko rugategeka ko zishyurwa n’imitungo ya…
Kabarondo; ntibazi uko babona indishyi ku rubanza rwa Barahira na Ngenzi
Abarokotse jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu Rwanda ba Kabarondo, ntibazi inzira banyuramo ngo baregere indishyi ku rubanza rwa Barahira na Ngenzi, kuko urubanza rw’aba bagabo rwaciwe n’inkiko z’amahanga kandi zikaba ntacyo zabageneye, barasaba inzego zibareberera ko zabibafashamo. Muteteri Christine utuye mu…
Teen pregnancy, dreams’ breakdown
Some teens who got pregnant at early age tend to abandon their childhood dreams, some because they don’t receive enough support from their families in order to adjust to new lifestyle as they are raising their children as teen mothers,…
Musanze, abatuye Gashaki barishyuza akarere umwenda umaze imyaka umunani
Bamwe mu baturage bo mu murenge wa Gashaki, akarere ka Musanze, barishyuza akarere umwenda umaze imyaka umunani ushingiye ku mitungo yabo yangijwe n’ibikorwa byo gushyiraho imiyoboro y’insinga z’amashanyarazi zanyujijwe muri uyu murenge. Mu gikorwa cyo gutangiza ku mugaragaro ukwezi ko…
Royal tombs, Rwandan history subjects to be treasured but less known about
Rwandan royal tombs hold fascinating stories of history and tradition yet remain lesser-known treasures. In ancient Rwanda, kings, queens, and queen mothers were laid to rest in designated royal tombs, though some kings were buried elsewhere due to circumstances like…
Gatsibo: ibyiciro bishya by’ubudehe byazamuye impaka zishingiye ku makimbirane asanzwe mu miryango
Bamwe mu batuye akarere ka Gatsibo mu Burasirazuba bw’u Rwanda, bateye impaka nyinshi basaba ko abo basanzwe bafitanye amakimbirane mu miryango batakongera kubarurirwa hamwe mu byiciro bishya by’ubudehe, ngo kuko hari byinshi badahuza bigatuma baba umutwaro ku bahagarariye imiryango babaruriwemo.…
Gicumbi: abaturage bizeye ko nta uzabeshya ku makuru abashyira mu byiciro by’ubudehe
Bamwe mu baturage bo mu karere ka Gicumbi bavuga ko bizeye ko mu gutanga amakuru abashyira mu byiciro bishya by’ubudehe, nta uzabasha gutanga amakuru atandukanye n’ukuri ngo kuko amakuru yose azajya atangirwa mu ruhame, bitandukanye n’uko byakorwaga mbere aho abakozi…
Gicumbi: ibyiciro by’ubudehe bishya abaturage babitegerejeho kubarenganura
Ibyiciro by’ubudehe bishya byatangiye kugeragerezwa mu turere tumwe na tumwe tw’u Rwanda na Gicumbi irimo, abaturage babitegerejeho ko aribyo bizabarenganura bagashyirwa mu byiciro bakwiranye nabyo ndetse bihuye n’amakuru bo ubwabo bitangiye atanyuranije n’ukuri kw’imibereho yabo, ngo kuko ibyabibanjirije bari barabishyizwemo…