Effective from the 6th January 2021, The High Commission for the Republic of Rwanda to the UK will be moving its services online in light of the national lockdown announced by the UK Government. We encourage Rwandan citizens residing in the UK...
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The BBC recently ran a story by Andrew Harding making false and misleading allegations concerning an event held three years ago at the Rwanda High Commission in London. This story is part of a wider narrative fabricated by various anti-Rwanda...
More infoRwandair to operate repatriation flights from London
We are pleased to inform you that Rwandair will be operating repatriation flights from London Heathrow for Rwandan citizens, legal residents and students currently stranded in the UK. Please note these are repatriation flights and there will be...
More infoRwandans in the UK celebrate Heroes’ Day
On Saturday 8th February 2020, over 300 Rwandans from all over the UK, students, friends of Rwanda, members of the Commonwealth Futures programme and various institutions in London, came together to mark Rwanda’s National Heroes’ Day with a...
More infoCelebrations of Rwanda’s Liberation in London
Young people take Centre stage at Kwibohora25 in London After 3 somber months of commemoration activities to mark Kwibuka25, the Rwandan High Commission hosted a lively event in St Paul’s in the heart of London to celebrate the 25th Anniversary...
More infoMayor of London hosts Kwibuka25 at City Hall
On May 20th 2019 The Mayor of London hosted a formal commemoration service attended by schools, Rwandans in London and Londoners connected to Rwanda for the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Earlier that day...
More infoCalling all Rwandans in the UK
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has commissioned the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) to carry out a study about Rwandans and people of Rwandan heritage living in the United Kingdom, which is taking place between May...
More infoUK Communities Stand With Rwanda to Remember
To mark the 24th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, various cities in the UK have hosted commemoration events, including London, Oxford, and Birmingham, drawing hundreds of attendees of Rwandans and non-Rwandans, young and...
More info24th Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi
To mark the 24th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, The Rwanda High Commission in London in collaboration with St. Marylebone Parish Church, hosted a commemoration service which was attended by 500 guests in the heart of...
More infoScreening of “The Uncondemned”, London, 9th April 2018
9th April 2018 Hosted by The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust and the Kinship of Kush, a new venture on a mission to empower Young Global Africans to influence the world, the High Commission and members of the Rwandese Community in London attended the...
More infoInternational Women’s Day marked at Rwanda House
To mark the International Women’s Day 2018, the High Commission hosted a special event, organised and attended by women from the Rwandese Community in the UK. The event involved addresses from the Women’s association leadership, Mrs...
More infoRwanda Heroes’ Day marked at the University of East London
“Be a proud contributor to the ‘Rwanda We Want’” – High Commissioner Yamina Karitanyi To mark Rwanda’s Heroes Day in London, Rwandan youth in the UK, students, community elders, friends of Rwanda, as well as representatives of other London-based...
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