Kanguka.Com: Kanguka was a Rwandan Magazine published in Kinyarwanda and French that incited racial animosity prior to the genocide there. As a result of an RPF invasion in 1990, the journal was launched and continued to publish until the genocide. Hassan Ngeze, the magazine’s founding editor, drew inspiration from the RPF-sponsored Kanguka for the magazine’s informal tone.
Kangura was a Rwandan phrase that meant “wake up other people” instead of “wake up yourself.” Gisenyi was the journal’s headquarters. The magazine included pieces that were brutally critical of the RPF and Tutsis in general and was the print version of the later-established Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM). The mostly illiterate populace heard about its sensationalized news through word-of-mouth. As the genocide loomed, copies of Kangura were read in public assemblies and during Interahamwe militia rallies. There were numerous references to annihilation in Ngeze’s journal writings. As Ngeze warned in March 1994’s issue 54, the RPF had a hit list of 1600 persons it would execute if it ever gained power “The enemy’s accomplices are well-known.
As a result, the Inyenzi must have the bravery to admit that they’ve made a minor mistake, or else they will be wiped out.” Also, Kangura implied threats against Juvénal Habyarimana, especially after its funders transferred from the MRND to the CDR. The Arusha Accords had incensed a Hutu soldier, according to the December 1993 edition, and he was planning to assassinate the president. Habyarimana’s death was prophesied in the January 1994 issue.
A Kangura founder, editor, and accountant fled the country when the RPF assumed control of the country, Hassan Ngeze International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) accused him of organizing and supervising atrocities in Gisenyi province, where he was born, as well as being a member of the Kangura rebel group. As he and RTLM co-founders Ferdinand Nahimana and Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza were convicted together, it was the first time since Julius Streicher’s 1946 conviction that media companies could be held accountable for instigating genocide.
Aftermath
When the plane carrying Burundi’s Presidents Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down over Kigali on April 6, 1994, Kangura had already stopped publishing. The genocide was sparked by this. Tutsis were the majority of the victims, although Hutu moderates were also killed as they tried to protect Tutsis from the militias.
Ngeze was condemned to life in prison in 2003, along with Nahimana and Barayagwiza. Kanguka.com has a global Alexa ranking of 543,192 and is ranked 88th in Rwanda, according to the website’s own statistics. Since 3 months ago, its global rank has fallen by 329,394 places. On the basis of its anticipated Ads income, Kanguka.com is worth an estimated US$ 69,792. A total of 5,794 unique visitors visit Kanguka.com every day. United States is where its web server is, with an IP address of 150.100.1.195. kanguka.com appears to be a safe site to visit, according to SiteAdvisor.
Thirteen women from Muhanga District banded together in April 2007 to start the Kanguka Mutegarugori Association in an effort to combat the poverty and isolation that plagued their communities. In order to free themselves from their alcoholic husbands, the women turned to weaving to get some extra money. Many of the men relied on the family’s meager resources to sustain their addictions. Weaving well is a difficult skill to master, and these women’s perseverance is inspiring. Each member of the group worked diligently to hone her craft, and today they are master weavers of exquisite miniature baskets.
Antoinette Uwijuru, like many craftspeople, is a self-sufficient farmer as well. Antoinette was unable to provide even the most basic necessities for her five children prior to joining Kanguka Cooperative. As a result of her weaving, Antoinette is now able to provide her family with clothing, food, and soap. There are some hens and a pig that she has invested in, and she intends to one day buy a cow, which is a major source of fertilizer and nutrition. I aspire to become a better artist so that I can afford to send all of my children through high school. In the words of Antionette Uwijuru:
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Across the hills of Rwanda, groups of rural artisans are laboring to offer hope to their families via carefully handcrafted handicrafts. Azizi Life collaborates with more than 30 different groups, totaling more than 500 artisanal collaborators in all. Craftspeople from all around the world have come together since the genocide to rebuild their communities. There are numerous artisan cooperatives, each specializing in a different type of handcrafted goods. With the help of these talented women and men, Azizi Life hopes to unite the world’s creative community.
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What we love most about what we do is helping you realize your vision of beauty and significance in the things you give, wear, and adorn. Our partnership with artisans and designers allows Azizi Life to bring you high-quality and ethically sourced products for life and gifting. Crafted by hand from local, natural, and renewable materials, each item is unique and one of a kind. Our trendy and traditional collections include baskets, woven bowls, home décor, tabletop, woven jewelry, and bags. Azizi Life offers products to US customers from our warehouse in Spokane, Washington, as well as FOB sales straight from Rwanda.
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With the help of Rwandan craftsmen, Azizi Life helps to deliver beautiful, hand-crafted goods to the globe. With Azizi Life as a non-profit organization, we are committed to the well-being of our partner artisans and their families, as well as their communities. Azizi Life also engages in a variety of community impact programs in addition to offering economic opportunities through fair trade. Our Rwandan-led team leads adult literacy sessions and offers other practical resources for personal, spiritual, and economic advancement. I would like to inform you that Kanguka has started streaming to YouTube and will be streaming daily as usual on the Application.
You will be able to follow the conversations and testimonials on Application and Kanguka.com as usual but starting today 8/9/2021 the conversations and testimonials will go live on YouTube in the hours that were always occurring but the DIFFERENCE is that it will pass in Burundi hours. Burundi’s time is 4:00 a.m., hence the discussion will always begin at that time. On YouTube, I’d like to know if there are any of you who don’t share the clock, so I can keep up with the conversation.
The newspaper was supported by military personnel, MRND members, and an intelligence organization of the government. There were a number of people who supported the cause, including Lt.-Col. Anatole Nsengiyumva and Protais Zigiranyirazo. In batches of 1,500 to 3,000 copies, two language editions were issued twice a month. First-edition books released by the government were printed on government presses. People began to see Kangura as an ideal testing ground for President Juvénal Habyarimana’s administration because of the magazine’s close ties to the government, though Kangura did not hesitate to criticize the president over perceived concessions made during negotiations with the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front in Arusha (RPF). Kangura argued that democracy was divisive and appealed for the Hutu to unite behind the MRND.
Kangura was instrumental in promoting radicalism, and he became the CDR’s spokesman when the organization was formed in February 1992. An extreme offshoot of the MRND known as the CDR, the CDR pushed for a “pure Hutu” homeland and barred Rwandans with Tutsi ancestry from joining. CDR was first founded to give the MRND and Habyarimana evasion of responsibility for their views, but it rapidly developed its own identity. A few years later, UN peacekeeping force commander Roméo Dallaire called Kangura a “scurrilous extremist tabloid,” referring to the CDR’s propaganda sheet.
The publication purported to have access to inside information because of Kangura’s deep relationships with the governing class. Because Kangura appeared to know what was going to happen before it happened, people who may have otherwise ignored the magazine took notice, according to Kenyan journalist Mary Kimani.
