{"id":39127,"date":"2019-04-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandans-in-tanzania-commemorate-the-1994\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T08:35:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T08:35:25","slug":"rwandans-in-tanzania-commemorate-the-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandans-in-tanzania-commemorate-the-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandans in Tanzania commemorate the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The commemoration event held yesterday was organized by Rwanda\u2019s embassy in Tanzania in partnership with the United Nations. <\/p>\n<p>It was characterized by a walk to remember of 1.7 km that started form Mwanza heading for Mwenge where commemoration talks took place. <\/p>\n<p>It was attended by people from different walks including Tanzania\u2019s Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports who was the guest of honor, envoys representing their countries to Tanzania, dignitaries, Rwandans and their friends form different regions of Tanzania. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s and Tanzania national hymns were sung at the beginning of the ceremony, followed by the speech of Rwanda\u2019s envoy to Tanzania, prayers, lighting the flame of hope, and observing a moment of silence in honor of genocide victims.   <\/p>\n<p>Two documentaries with witnesses of genocide survivors were watched and gave the floor to poems, songs with remembrance message. <\/p>\n<p>The head of diplomatic corps and ambassador of Comores to Tanzania, and Dr. Ahamada Elbadaoui Mohamed Fakihi expressed solidarity with Rwandans on behalf of his fellows and called for concerted efforts to fight and prevent reoccurrence of genocide across the world. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s ambassador to Tanzania, Eugene Kayihura lauded participants of the event especially the representative of the United Nations in Tanzania for advancing milestone and efforts valuing remembrance activities and joining Rwandans for to join Rwandans for the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi. <\/p>\n<p>He also commended Tanzania for participating in commemoration events in Rwanda represented by Tanzania\u2019s Prime Minister Kasimu Majaliwa and former president Benjamin Mkapa<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania\u2019s Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sport, Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe said the event is an opportunity to think about how to shape a better future free of heinous crimes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-28770 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20190407-wa0064.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-28771 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20190407-wa0094.jpg\" alt=\"Rwandans living in Tanzania have been joined by their friends for the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Dar-Es-Salaam city, yesterday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-28772 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20190407-wa0071.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwandans living in Tanzania have been joined by their friends for the 25th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in a ceremony that took place in Dar-Es-Salaam city, yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-39127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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