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Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L) and first lady Jeannette Kagame pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, on April 7, 2021. The central African nation on Wednesday began the annual national commemoration for over 1 million victims that lasts for three months, including a mourning week at the beginning. More than 500 Rwandans, friends of Rwanda, members of diplomatic corps gathered in Kigali's indoor sports complex, Kigali Arena, for the ceremony, which invited fewer people than previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)