For as long as i can remember, ive wanted to go back home. Home to the place where i was born. A home i hadnt seen in 30 years. Its also 30 years since the genocide, which killed about 800,000 people. I was one of the lucky ones. My family and i got away, but many didnt. Now im returning to my home country to trace back my escape route when i was just 12 years old. Theres no sound that fills me with so much joy as the sound of children in a classroom. As i am reunited with my family, i also want to uncover the countrys journey to healing and reconciliation. This is one of the groups that carsa has, made by Genocide Survivors and the genocide former perpetrators. And ill be hearing from those who had a role in the killings and their survivors. Translation to me, he was not only a murderer, but a monster. Beeps. Im Victoria Uwonkunda and im a reporterfor the bbc. Hello and welcome to newsday, here on the Bbc World Service with Victoria Uwonkunda. I was born in rwanda, but ive lived most
For as long as i can remember, ive wanted to go back home. Home to the place where i was born. A home i hadnt seen in 30 years. Its also 30 years since the genocide, which killed about 800,000 people. I was one of the lucky ones. My family and i got away, but many didnt. Now im returning to my home country to trace back my escape route when i was just 12 years old. Theres no sound that fills me with so much joy as the sound of children in a classroom. As i am reunited with my family, i also want to uncover the countrys journey to healing and reconciliation. This is one of the groups that carsa has, made by Genocide Survivors and the genocide former perpetrators. And ill be hearing from those who had a role in the killings and their survivors. Translation to me, he was not only a murderer, but a monster. Beeps. Im Victoria Uwonkunda and im a reporterfor the bbc. Hello and welcome to newsday, here on the Bbc World Service with Victoria Uwonkunda. I was born in rwanda, but ive lived most
October 7th six months ago that hamas fighters stormed into towns and that they then took more than 250 hostages and killed more than 1000 people. The attack sparked whats become the deadliest and most destructive israel gaza war, killing over Thirty Thousand palestinians according to the Hamas Run Health Ministry. The un says it gaza is now on the brink of famine. Here in israel, the hostages are described as an open wound. There are there a re protests there are protests across tel aviv demanding that the government does more to bring hostages home. Their anger was intensified by news that our body was recovered in another military operation. Elad katzir was taken on october and seventh, along with his mother and father. His father was murdered that day, and his mother was released that was released in november as part of a temporary ceasefire deal. Pressure is mounting on negotiators to try and achieve a more lasting ceasefire. Indirect talks between israel and hamas have resumed in
For as long as i can remember, ive wanted to go back home. Home to the place where i was born. A home i hadnt seen in 30 years. Its also 30 years since the genocide, which killed about 800,000 people. I was one of the lucky ones. My family and i got away, but many didnt. Now im returning to my home country to trace back my escape route when i was just 12 years old. Theres no sound that fills me with so much joy as the sound of children in a classroom. As i am reunited with my family, i also want to uncover the countrys journey to healing and reconciliation. This is one of the groups that carsa has, made by Genocide Survivors and the genocide former perpetrators. And ill be hearing from those who had a role in the killings and their survivors. Translation to me, he was not only a murderer, but a monster. Beeps. Im Victoria Uwonkunda and im a reporterfor the bbc. Hello and welcome to newsday, here on the Bbc World Service with Victoria Uwonkunda. I was born in rwanda, but ive lived most
Victim to an Armed Robbery and suffered a health scare but finally the end is in sight. Russell should cross the finish line in tunisia this afternoon, and our reporter ellie price has been looking back at his journey. Lets go day three day four day six his nickname on social media is hardest geezer. Day 349 of running the entire length of africa. After more than 350 days, 10,000 miles and 19 million steps, hes probably earned it. Hes run through deserts, rainforests, savannahs, mountains, jungle and 16 countries, and hes raised well over £500,000 for the Running Charity and sandblast, posting updates on his progress on social media. 0riginally, hed planned a mere 9,000 mile trip, but complications with visas, health scares, geopolitical issues and even an Armed Robbery meant the 26 year old was forced to extend the challenge. But hes taken it all in his stride. I was absolutely bricking it, to be totally honest. Everything goes through your head in those moments. And i was. I was pre