Where were you when the killings started? I was outside the country. It was surreal (following the events at home), you find it very difficult to see your family disappearing at the speed of light.

I have read numerous books and listened to several documentaries on the Rwanda genocide. I have visited the Kigali genocide memorial a couple of times. But the depravity of the human being hits one ...

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The submission echoed concerns articulated by several informed observers, including the U.N.'s Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and the International Crisis Group, which ...

As one who has always indicated interest in matters concerning foreign affairs, I was recently a guest of the Foreign Policy School of the Nigeria Institute for International Affairs in which I had ...

A new round of residual indoor spraying as part of the fight against malaria is underway. Lessons have been learnt from last year's exercise. The spraying campaign, which is intended to kill ...

Samantha Lakin, PhD, is a specialist in comparative genocide and a Senior Fellow at The Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CPDD) at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Please note: the ...

What if a genocide like the ones in Rwanda or in Srebrenica were to happen today? Would the global response be any different? David J. Simon is a senior lecturer at the Yale University Jackson School ...

In a move that reinforces Rwanda’s ongoing reflection on justice and reconciliation, the Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD) has launched a special issue of the Rwanda Law Journal ...