Rwanda commemorates 25th anniversary of 1994 genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L,front) and his wife Jeannette Kagame, along with heads of state and government and dignitaries arrive at the Kigali Genocide Memorial during the commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, April 7, 2019. The Rwandan government on Sunday morning started commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi, raising the curtain of a three-month remembrance period. The genocide claimed the lives of over 1 million people, mainly ethnic Tutsis. The annual commemoration is held every year from April 7 to July 4 in line with the period of the genocide. (Xinhua/Gabriel Dusabe)