Rwanda marks 1994 genocide amid tensions over M23 rebellion in DRC
- In April 2025, Rwanda and its global communities observed solemn events commemorating over three decades since the genocide against the Tutsi.
- The genocide resulted from a campaign led by figures like Felicien Kabuga, who co-founded the RTLM radio station to incite Hutu extremists against Tutsis.
- Kabuga was arrested in Paris after 26 years on the run and is to be transferred to the UN tribunal in Arusha to face multiple genocide and crimes against humanity charges.
- The commemoration included testimonies from survivors and calls for vigilance as tensions rise in the eastern DRC where the M23 Tutsi-led rebel group reignited conflict in 2024.
- Without stronger international pressure and reforms, ongoing violence linked to historical grievances and mineral exploitation in the DRC may continue to threaten regional stability.
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FO° Talks: RDC, Rwanda and M23 Rebels
Professor Luca Jourdan, a social and political anthropologist at the University of Bologna, discusses the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The war, centered in the eastern region near Rwanda, has persisted for nearly 30 years. The fighting began after the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, when over a million Hutu refugees fled into the DRC. The refugees included members of the Interahamwe militia, who reorganized in camps and launched…
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