RIB data shows that during this week, which ran from April 7 to April 13, 2026, a total of 47 cases of genocide ideology were reported. This represents a decrease of 38.2%, compared to 76 cases recorded during the same period in 2025.
The number of suspects arrested also dropped by 27.2%, from 81 in 2025 to 53 in 2026.
The Southern Province recorded the highest number of cases, with 14 incidents, accounting for 29.8% of the total. The Eastern Province reported 13 cases, while the Western Province recorded 10.
In Kigali, seven cases were reported, while the Northern Province registered three.
Rwanda has repeatedly emphasized that, despite 32 years since the genocide was stopped, the issue of genocide ideology persists both within the country and abroad.
On April 8, 2026, during the opening of an International Conference on the Prevention of Genocide, the Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, stressed the need for stronger efforts to combat genocide ideology.
He stated, “In Western countries, no nation can commit atrocities by collaborating with Nazis without facing consequences from the international community. Yet, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to openly promote policies that foster genocide ideology, while supporting the FDLR—these ‘Nazis’ in the heart of Africa, and even integrating them into its army.”
He emphasized that the international community should not remain passive while genocide ideology continues to spread in the region, particularly with the involvement of the FDLR, which he said is openly collaborating with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
