INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE - Date: 8 April 2024 Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE Date: 8 April 2024 Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia AU Commemorates Kwibuka30 with renewed promise to prevent genocide The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observed the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi in Rwa. [...] The commemoration featured various activities, including a “walk to remember” in honor of the victims and survivors; prayers by religious leaders, a minute of silence to pay homage to those who fought to end the genocide, a candle-lighting ceremony as a sign of hope and resilience; a documentary highlighting the root causes of the genocide against the Tutsi and thus debunking the theory of spontan. [...] Jainaba Jagne, Permanent Representative of the Republic of The Gambia to the African Union and the AU Peace and Security Council Chair of the month. [...] (Rtd) Charles Karamba, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU said, “In marking this 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the ‘Renew’ component of its theme serves as a ringing call to the international community, with a view of revitalizing a collective commitment to timely protect and uphold. [...] On 6 April 2024, the AUC Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, appointed Mr Adama Dieng of Senegal as the first African Union Special Envoy for Prevention of the Crime of Genocide and other mass atrocities, to drive the AU Agenda to combat the ideology of Hate and Genocide on the Continent.