Kwibuka 30: Mauritania President arrives in Rwanda for Genocide commemoration

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani arrived in Kigali on Saturday, April 6, to participate in the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi scheduled for April 7. Ghazouani touched down at Kigali International Airport in the afternoon hours of Saturday. ALSO READ: Kwibuka 30: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives in Rwanda for Genocide commemoration He joins several other leaders attending Kwibuka 30 in Rwanda, including Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel, and President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar. ALSO READ: Kwibuka: Eight things to know ahead of commemoration week They are all expected to participate in the solemn ceremony of remembrance, scheduled to take place at BK Arena on Sunday, April 7. The commemoration day marks the beginning of a week-long series of events to honour the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, which claimed the lives of more than one million people in 100 days.

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Kwibuka 30: Mauritania President arrives in Rwanda for Genocide commemoration