[2] This was the sixth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament,[3] first organised in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[4] The participants were the women's national sides of Rwanda, Uganda, Mali and Tanzania, with the latter two teams making their first appearance in the tournament while defending champions Kenya withdrew due to lack of funding.

[3] Tanzania Women won this year's edition by winning all of their matches and thus remaining unbeaten, while two Ugandan players, Rita Musamali and Joyce Apio became the highest run scorer and wicket taker respectively.

[11] In the fifth match of the tournament against Mali, Uganda went on to score 314/2 in 20 overs,[12] making it the highest team total in Women's Twenty20 internationals.

[14][13] The seventh edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in June 2020, but was postponed until the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.