Rwanda has recovered economically, but the trauma still casts a dark shadow.
African Union chief Moussa Faki, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, his wife Jeannette , and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker light a remembrance flame for the 25th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 7, 2019.
They are only some of those killed by the genocidal Hutu forces, members of the old army and militia forces called the"Interahamwe", that began their bloody campaign of death on April 7, 1994, the day after the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu."In 1994, there was no hope, only darkness. Today, light radiates from this place ... How did it happen? Rwanda became a family once again," Kagame said.
For many survivors, forgiveness remains difficult when the bodies of their loved ones have not been found and many killers are still free. French President Emmanuel Macron is not attending but expressed his"solidarity with the Rwandan people and his compassion to the victims and their families" in a statement Sunday.
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