![Young Rwandans hold flameless candles while taking part on a vigil during the commemorations of the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the BK Arena in Kigali on April 7, 2024.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/young-rwandans-hold-flameless-candles-while-taking-part-on-a-vigil-during-the-commemorations-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-1994.jpg?id=51978855&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Rwanda on Sunday paid solemn tribute to genocide victims, 30 years after a deliberate campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart the country in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century.
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