(6 Apr 1998) Natural Sound
It is four years since more than half a (m) million Rwandans died in a genocide organised by the extremist Hutu government then in power.
But some of the killers are still on the prowl, staging almost weekly attacks in the central African country.
Amid the violence, Rwandans continue their efforts to rebuild the country and look to the future.
It's another day on patrol for the Tutsi soldiers serving in the north western part of Rwanda.
Four years ago more than half a (m) million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by the then extremist Hutu government.
And the killings still continue.
Every day the soldiers patrol towns and the countryside hoping to gather information of the whereabouts of those who are still carrying out attacks.
But very often by the time they reach a given location the extremist Hutus have moved on and the attacks are taking place almost every week.
On the 29th of March Hutu attackers killed 20 people and wounded 50 in Kinigi commune just outside Ruhengeri, the largest town in the northwest.
This 18 month baby was just one of the many victims taken to Ruhengeri Hospital for treatment.
Witnesses said the attackers also killed three government soldiers.
The attack targeted a camp for people displaced by constant rebel harassment and counterattacks by soldiers of the current government, in place since the Tutsi minority seized power in July 1994.
The Hutu insurgency began escalating in the northwest in December 1996 following the return of more than a (m) million Hutu refugees from neighbouring Congo - among them members of the Interahamwe militia and former army who participated in the genocide.
Rwanda's government is marking the anniversary of that bloodbath with week-long ceremonies.
At Gitarama's Catholic Church, the congregation paid tribute to human rights activist Andre Ere'Sezimana.
He is said to have saved thousands of lives during the genocide.
And as the Rwandans try to come to terms with the past, people like Ere'Sezimana are regarded as an example to follow.
Other observances during the week will be the dedication of a memorial to thousands of people in the western prefecture of Kibuye who died trying to resist the death squads.
And the remains of thousands of victims whose bodies rotted where they were killed will be formally buried.
Workers at this Catholic Church in Gikoro have prepared a mass grave where victims will finally be laid to rest.
It is hoped the commemoration of the events of four years ago will give people a chance to reflect on what happened.
In the week leading up to National Remembrance Day on Tuesday, the government has been filling the airwaves with firsthand accounts of killings.
And meetings are being held nationwide to work toward uniting Rwanda's divided society.
U-S President Bill Clinton carried the same message when he made a brief stop at the airport in the capital, Kigali, on March 25, and acknowledged American regret at not having acted to stop the killings.
Clinton pledged to help set up international mechanisms to identify genocidal governments and prevent them from carrying out their plans.
Many Rwandans were comforted by the message.
However the killings still continue and many more people are likely to suffer before a solution is found to unite the people of Rwanda.

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