Sat, 08 Jul 2017 13:08:58 +0000 By SIMON MUNTEMBA IT was a solemn moment characterized with candle –lighting and a minute of silence in remembrance of the 800,000 people who were slaughtered in the Rwanda genocide. In 1994, in a space of three months, about 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in Rwanda in what came to be known as ‘Rwanda genocide’. The United Nations (UN) declared April 7 as the day to remember the victims of Rwanda genocide annually. And Rwanda High Commission in Zambia remembered the 1994 genocide victims by celebrating its 23rd Rwandan Liberation day yesterday. High Commissioner of Rwanda to Zambia, Monique Mukaruliza said over 300 guests that included the Rwandan community living in Zambia, Zambian government officials and civil society organisations attended the function. She said a celebration day was important as it spoke volumes on how much Rwanda had prioritized unity and reconciliation, since the 1994 genocide against […]
