{"id":55998,"date":"2025-10-18T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-faye-pays-tribute-to-rwanda-s-resilience-during-visit-to-genocide\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T20:50:01","slug":"president-faye-pays-tribute-to-rwanda-s-resilience-during-visit-to-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-faye-pays-tribute-to-rwanda-s-resilience-during-visit-to-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"President Faye pays tribute to Rwanda\u2019s resilience during visit to genocide memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Faye, accompanied by Rwanda\u2019s Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr Bizimana Jean Damasc\u00e8ne, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, visited the memorial on Saturday, October 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Kigali Genocide Memorial, located in Gisozi, Gasabo District, was inaugurated in 2004 and is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the genocide.<\/p>\n<p>Following his visit, President Faye reflected in the memorial\u2019s guestbook:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a demonstration of my compassion and active solidarity with the Rwandan people, who have endured one of the worst human tragedies. Here, silence speaks louder than words. It reminds us of the horror of the Genocide against the Tutsi, but also of the resilience and greatness of a people who have transformed pain into hope and memory into the building of lasting peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Through his message, President Faye also expressed his wish for the enduring friendship and cooperation between Rwanda and Senegal to continue to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegalese leader is on a three-day state visit to Rwanda, which began on October 17, 2025, aimed at reinforcing the strong ties between the two nations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96363 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0153-abb20.jpg\" alt=\"President Faye received by Rwanda\u2019s Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr Bizimana Jean Damasc\u00e8ne, at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96362 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0202-b0acf.jpg\" alt=\"President Faye was accompanied by Rwanda\u2019s Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Dr Bizimana Jean Damasc\u00e8ne, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, along with other officials.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96361 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_5874-76016.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96360 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6099-2738f.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96359 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0498-3e4ce.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96358 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0503-7b3e7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96357 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0529-641bc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96356 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0510-3dea2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96355 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6199-d6f34.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96354 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6164-3-a318c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96353 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_5914-46e83.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96352 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6018-077a8.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96351 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6109-3-fd6ba.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96349 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/by4a0594-0b4b0.jpg\" alt=\"Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye paid tribute to the resilience of the Rwandan people during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where he honoured the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96348 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g3i28myxcaa2zcn.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96350 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dsc_6294-2-6c8dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye paid tribute to the resilience of the Rwandan people during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where he honoured the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000096365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","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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