Museveni To Go To Rwanda

Apr 02, 2004

THE official number of victims killed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide stands at 937,000.<br>

By Vision Reporter
THE official number of victims killed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide stands at 937,000.

Rwandan youth, culture and sports minister Robert Baigamba told reporters in Kigali on Thursday the victims had officially been identified and duly registered.

“With the end of Gacaca, we’ll have the final figure but this is going to take time,” Baigamba said at a press briefing about preparations to mark the 10th genocide anniversary.

Gacaca are traditional courts which have been trying genocide suspects.

About half a dozen African heads of state, among them President Yoweri Museveni and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, are expected to attend the ceremony in Kigali next week.

Others expected include President Omar el Bashir of Sudan and Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt. Ten Belgian soldiers were shot dead while on a peace-keeping mission in Kigali at the time.
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