Rwanda's former prosecutor general and now Secretary General of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), Dr. Aimable Havugiyaremye, stated that the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi could have been prevented if intelligence had been acted upon.

• The 1994 genocide saw over 1 million people killed.
• Dr. Havugiyaremye emphasized that "early warnings without early action is ineffective."
• Intelligence indicated that hate media, like Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) and Kangura newspaper, fueled violence for months prior to the genocide.
• Top African spies are discussing these lessons at the third Mashariki Cooperation Conference in Diani, Kenya, to prevent future atrocities.