Viviane Umulisa

@CharityKeza I listened to her and what an inspiration?

Her story is one of the many but she chose to face the truth and live freely and fully!! What a queen ! - Thank you for all you do for Rwanda 🇷🇼

@SamuelBaker_B Last time I checked your posts, you were talking about ‘double genocide’ and one-sided commemoration. Now you’ve shifted to criticism and freedom of speech. Just stop—especially this week. We get that you’re unwell, but there’s a place for that.

Genocide commemoration should not be used to silence critics of Kagame's regime. Pointing out Kagame's crimes is not genocide denial or hate speech, and conflating the two actually trivialises the genocide. Kagame's regime has committed crimes in Rwanda and the #DRCongo. Discussing them is not revisionism. Criticising harsh restrictions on freedom of speech and media is not hate speech. Hate speech exists and should be condemned - but fairly, not selectively. Kagame's regime funds a system that conducts daily coordinated harassment against critics, using intelligence from the police and NISS to attack them online. Stop using the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi as a shield for dictatorship. Kagame's regime deserves scrutiny, not sacred cow status. Criticism is not treason. Silence is not justice.#Kwibuka32

Thank you for sharing ur memory. It’s a powerful example of how to commemorate without denying or justifying what happened—by honoring the victims, staying true to the facts, and committing to a Rwanda where no ethnicity defines any Rwandan @EmmaClaudine

@JonSmoke5 @EmmaClaudine Thank you for sharing ur memories. It’s a powerful example of how to commemorate without denying or justifying what happened—by honoring the victims, staying true to the facts, and committing to a Rwanda where no ethnicity defines any Rwandan

@EmmaClaudine Could you inform us who put the roadblock near your home? Don't hide anything please.

I remember April 1994 as if it were yesterday. This short testimony goes to the youth, but especially to those who dare to speak of a “double genocide.” I was not hunted. But I remember how Tutsis were hunted. I remember conversations with my Tutsi peers. Fear in their eyes. Total despair. Wondering where to hide. I remember Tutsi neighbours trying to return to their places of origin, hoping to find safety, and never making it. Some were killed on the way. Others were killed when they arrived, in places they believed would protect them. I remember churches becoming places of animosity. Places of slaughter. And I remember not understanding how people could suddenly become so cruel. There was a roadblock near our home. People were stopped and asked to present their IDs. If your ID said Tutsi, you were to die. If you had children, they were to die, no matter their age. If you were pregnant, the unborn child was to die first. The unspeakable had become normal. There was a nearby forest. Killers had given it a name, CND. And we would hear them say they had taken people to CND. That is how death was spoken about. Casually. As if it meant nothing. No one questioned it. Those who could ask were the same ones killing or giving the orders. At no point during the Genocide against the Tutsi did I hear of Hutus being hunted for being Hutu. Tutsis were hunted. Systematically. Ruthlessly. Yes, some Hutus were killed because they were mistaken for Tutsi. Yes, some Hutus were killed because they refused to kill, or because they chose to hide and protect Tutsis. Yes, many Hutus died on the way to exile, mostly from cholera. But they were never hunted to death for being Hutu. Let us not distort history. Let us not equalise what was never equal. To the youth, Rwanda was once dead. What you see today did not exist. And yet, we rose. We rebuilt. We chose unity over division. Today, Rwanda stands strong, among the fast-developing nations, guided by visionary leadership under H.E. Paul Kagame. Under Inkotanyi, who stopped the genocide when the international community failed to act. Our dignity was restored. Today, amahanga aratwubaha. This is not something we can ever take for granted. We must stand together to protect our country and our leadership. We must stand together to fight any harm against Rwanda. We must stand together against any form of genocide ideology. We must stand together against denial, so that “Never Again” becomes a reality. Today and forever. As our President said, Rwanda cannot die twice. #Kwibuka32

@SamuelBaker_B I never insult people, but u r such an idiot. We all wish we were called hutus during the genocide. This history isn’t a debate game—it’s a tragedy that deserves seriousness.

One-sided commemoration and memory reinforces one-sided victimhood which tend to sustain cycles of violence . The remedy to this is encouraging inclusive commemoration and make a sense of victimhood to be inclusive. The targeting of Tutsis in the 1994 genocide is a fact that cannot be denied. In the same way, the killings of Hutus in the same period cannot be denied. Further killings of Hutus in the aftermath of the genocide is another topic valid for our extended conversations. The issue of the numbers of Tutsis who were in the country during the genocide does not qualify to deny the fact that members of one group were targeted for elimination. #Kwibuka32 #NeverAgain

@jeune_afrique @gateteviews Meanwhile, ordinary Rwandans chose unity (Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa) and results have been short of a miracle,a true model of reconciliation, peace and prosperity. So when Paul Kagame says he won’t drop defense measures, it’s about one thing: #ensuring history never repeats itself#

@jeune_afrique @gateteviews If you don’t understand the threat Rwanda faces, see the picture below. It’s ideological as much as military. 32 yrs later, extremist Hutu still reject coexistence with Tutsis, even proposing a two-state Rwanda.

Paul Kagame : « N’attendez pas de moi que je lève nos mesures de défense alors que vous laissez Félix Tshisekedi faire ce qu’il veut » l.jeuneafrique.com/N7X

@MarioNawfal allegedly?????

🚨🇮🇷 Iran's national football team honored the 168 Minab schoolgirls allegedly killed in U.S. airstrikes by holding small backpacks during the national anthem.

Read: "Do what you are doing, but please dont kill french people"

@TheLongFormRw @RwandaSteve Powerful,eye-opening conversation. I salute his strength! My key tkaway: 1. start educating kids from 11 yrs old. 2. "I thought I was strong to be addicted"! Rick W once said, anyone is capable of the worst under the right circumstances.Steve learned d hard way&now stays alert.

“My mom came, she caught me and took me to Butabika…I remember I told her if you leave me here, I’ll hate you for the rest of my life.” - Rwandan filmmaker, and recovering heroin addict, Steve Khald Maridadi (@RwandaSteve). WATCH: youtu.be/vvSdwh1a8bI?si…

@Mr_Husky1 Well, I am here to be my daughter's best friend and if she is misbehaving I will correct her in private.

This morning, some people saw my 10-year-old daughter walking to school while I followed behind. A few asked why, and others gave me dirty looks. Here’s why: She forgot how to treat adults with respect. So I told her to walk. She confused her size with authority. So I told her to walk. Her attitude toward me and others was unacceptable. So I told her to walk. She’ll ride again when she can appreciate the privilege of that ride. Until then, I’ll make sure she’s safe, but I won’t sugarcoat the lesson. I’m not here to be her best friend. I’m the mom who’s okay with her being mad at me sometimes. I’m the mom who wants her to grow into someone kind, respectful, and grounded. Too many parents worry about hurting their child’s feelings. I’m more afraid of raising an entitled adult. She’ll only be upset with me for a little while. But these lessons—thinking, reflecting, maturing—will stay with her forever. We’re not here to be our kids’ friends. We’re here to raise them into people who are friends worth having. ❤️

“Between March & December this year, there have been 50 Air attacks in South Kivu, no one is speaking about this! 👉🏾I will appreciate a situation another day if we can be told, this dint happen!!! ✍🏾 We (Rwanda) have raised this in this Chamber with some members of the Council …. Nothing was done ✍🏾Rwanda has not been silent @UN, @UNDSS 👇🏾 ⁉️ Hasn’t the Security Council been aware of this situation Or ⁉️This situation didn’t merit its (security council) attention!?” @martin_ngoga Rwanda’s Permanent Representative @RwandaUN

@RwandaUN @martin_ngoga very well done 👏

12 Dec | This morning, Amb. @martin_ngoga addressed council members during the #UNSC briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and #MONUSCO. 📺Watch the full intervention below:

So so proud of @martin_ngoga for only speaking facts 👏. " I survived to do so"

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@DavidHimbara lol! I want this type of poverty in the picture you are showing! Nice roads, calm kids, beautiful houses. wow!

Kagame sought to showcase Rwanda as a prosperous modern state by hosting the World Cycling Championships. The signs of poverty were evident along the routes of the cyclists. In future, Kagame should do a better job in hiding the obvious evidence of the grotesque poverty😭

We’re reaching the most dangerous moment in the conflict in #DRC, the 1 in which the DRC spokesperson amplifies the dangerous @hrw rhetoric, the same one which led to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in which responsibility was reversed between victim & perpetrator.