Rwanda's rebirth -- a nation of unity emerges from shadow of genocide

On April 7, 1994, Rwanda plunged into darkness as nearly 1 million Rwandans, predominantly Tutsis, fell victim to brutality in three months. Hutu militias unleashed a wave of terror, perpetrating beatings, torture, rape, and murder against Tutsi civilians, including numerous women and children

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Women sit and comfort each other by a mass grave at Nyanza Genocide Memorial Center in Kigali on April 11, 2024. Rwanda on April 7, 2024 paid solemn tribute to genocide victims, 30 years after a vicious campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart the country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century. AFP PHOTO