Kwibuka 30: world leaders in Kigali for commemoration
World leaders arrived in Kigali Saturday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi due on Sunday.
Among them are Heads of State and government from the continent including South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Congolese Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, also head of the African Union, South Sudan’s Salvaa Kiir, the Chairperson of the East African Community, and Faustin-Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic.
Others in the country are Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina, Uganda’s vice president Jessica Alupo, and the Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua.
Outside the continent, former US President Bill Clinton, who took office in 1994, is leading the US delegation, Czech Republic president Petr Pavel and Stephane Sejourne, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France are in Kigali.
April 7 marks the 30th commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi, which began on April7, 1994.
More than 1 million people, mostly of the Tutsi community and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists in a span of 100 days during the genocide against Tutsi in 1994.
