To mark the twenty-third commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – Kwibuka23, more than 400 guests including international leaders, dignitaries, survivors and representatives of survivor organisations attended an event at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Kwibuka is the Kinyarwanda word for remembrance.
To pay respects to the more than one million victims of the Genocide, President Kagame, First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Chair of African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, laid wreaths on the burial place. They then lit the Flame of Remembrance, Urumuri Rutazima, marking the official start of the 100 days of mourning in Rwanda. The Flame of Remembrance symbolises the courage and resilience of Rwandans over the last 23 years.
Learn more at www.kgm.rw and www.kwibuka.rw.
