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Remarks by Nelly Mukazayire, Deputy Director of the Cabinet in the Office of the President, at the 22nd Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi at the UN 12 April 2016 Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Excellency …

President John Pombe Magufuli today crossed the Rusumo International Bridge over the Kagera River into Rwanda for his maiden foreign visit since being elected last year. Together with Rwanda president Paul Kagame, they launched the Rusumo International Bridge and One Stop Border Post (OSBP), which are key facilities developed under the …

President of Tanzania Dr John Magufuli is expected in Rwanda today for his first foreign trip since his election last year. Magufuli, who has been in the headlines for his fight against corruption and discouraged government officials travelling abroad to cut costs, will travel to Rwanda by road. His trip …

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Kigali, Rwanda | President Kagame today inaugurated the Nzove water treatment plant located in Nzove sector, Kigali city, which will significantly increase water quantity and quality in the country, at a lower cost compared to other projects of its kind. In his inauguration speech, President Kagame called on leaders to …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Inside the struggle by Rwandans to get their president to run again in 2017 And so it was that on December 6, I was present at a Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) meeting to discuss the “third term”. Attended by over 3,000 party delegates, members wanted President …

By Paul Kagame We have the power of resilience As we speak, we are in a struggle where we want to determine for ourselves what we want to be, and not allowing someone else to decide for us. It is not an isolated case, it is one of many cases …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The benchmarks that Rwandans should discuss as forming the basis for sustainable peaceful transfer of power President Paul Kagame believes in presidential term limits and desires to retire in 2017. I say this with a lot of confidence because I have had many discussions with him …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Unhappy with their officials, what the two presidents are asking for is a return to the past, not a leap to the future Three weeks ago, President Paul Kagame; during a government leadership retreat, expressed disaffection with top officials for delaying government projects unnecessarily. Then last …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why American media should listen to the views of Rwandans about freedom in their country A month before the Africa-America Summit in Washington DC, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda shuffled his prime minister (who was from the same Rwanda Patriotic Front political party as the president) …