It's a national holiday commemorating the day in 1994 when the killing stopped, marking the end of a 100-day genocide that left nearly a million Rwandans dead.

Rwanda, the land of 1,000 hills, is also known for being ordered and clean. But human rights groups say there is a lurid story behind the clean streets in Kigali.

Twenty-eight years ago today, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) took Mont Kigali, the last major bastion of the genocidal forces in the City of Kigali, effectively liberating the capital.

In Kigali, Rwanda's Capital, a Vibrant City Rises From the Ashes of Genocide. ... It was just after 7 p.m. as we approached Kigali, the capital of the tiny East African country, ...

On April 7, on a hilltop overlooking Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, a memorial was unveiled to those who perished 10 years ago in the genocide. It is estimated that up to 1 million Tutsis and Hutu ...

Rwanda's Ministry of Public Service and Labour declared a rare five-day public holiday from July 1 to July 6, 2025, to mark both Independence Day and Liberation Day.

The skyline of Rwanda’s capital Kigali has been transformed in the past 20 years with new architecture emerging to help support the growing economy. Today, some of the key buildings that are ...

Kigali, Rwanda’s gleaming capital, pulses with African charm. About 23 years after the horrific genocide in Rwanda, Kigali has reclaimed its narrative and emerged as a proud and progressive city ...

As Rwanda’s rural residents make their way to the fast-growing capital of Kigali in search for economic opportunities, the city’s population is expected to double over the next 25 years.

Andrew Mitchell, the deputy foreign secretary, made the astonishing claim that Kigali is safer than London. But 30 years on from the Rwandan genocide, can that really be true? Colin Drury reports ...