EAC considers annual regional commemoration for 1994 Rwanda genocide

President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and his wife Jeannette Kagame light a remembrance flame surrounded by heads of state and other dignitaries as part of the commemorations of the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali on April 7, 2024.

What you need to know:

  • EAC leaders had previously erected a genocide monument in the EAC gardens at its Arusha headquarters in Tanzania, honoring the memory of the genocide victims.