Following a cabinet decision on February 14th, the Arboretum of Ruhande, a 200-hectare forest situated in Huye district, Southern Province of Rwanda, was dedicated to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project. The Arboretum was planted in...
More infoMeeting With the New British High Commissioner to Rwanda
The newly appointed British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Her Excellency Jo Lomas, paid a courtesy call to our High Commissioner this week at Rwanda House. Following their meeting, both High Commissioners exchanged tweets sharing that they had a...
More infoUK Ratifies Kigali Amendment to the UN Montreal Protocol
14.11.17 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: The UK has become one of the first nations to complete ratification of a landmark agreement to reduce emissions from appliances that play a major role in global warming. The UK has...
More infoFirst Lady Jeannette Kagame Meets Bloomberg Philanthropies Board, London
The First Lady of Rwanda and Chairperson of Imbuto Foundation, Mrs Jeannette Kagame, on Monday attended the Bloomberg Philanthropies meeting with the organisation’s board, where she highlighted programmes that Imbuto Foundation implements. The...
More infoRwandAir To Boost UK-Africa Trade
The Rwandan High Commissioner to the UK, Yamina Karitanyi, Wednesday night hosted in London a special product presentation event on RwandAir’s recently-launched London service. The aim of the well attended event was to showcase the potential of...
More infoH.E. Kagame Praises ‘Significant’ Rwanda-UK Partnership
President Paul Kagame has said that his margin of victory in the 2017 presidential polls by over 98 per cent can be explained as part of the unique characteristics about Rwanda as well as the will of the citizens. The president was speaking last...
More infoMinister for Africa comments on Rwandan Elections
Following Rwanda’s 2017 Presidential Elections on the 4th August 2017, which saw President-Elect His Excellency Paul Kagame win with an overall majority of 98.79%, Minister of State for Africa at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Rory...
More infoOverview of Rwanda’s Presidential Elections 2017
In the UK, over 1,100 Rwandans casted their votes at their nearest of 3 polling stations in the UK at last week’s Presidential Elections. Below is an infographic providing an overview of the elections with key figures and results:
More infoFirst Lady of Rwanda Attends Inaugural RWYEC
24th June 2017 The First Lady Jeannette Kagame has called on Rwandan women and youth in the diaspora to uphold Rwandan values—a stance she believes will help them shape their own lives and the future of their motherland. Mrs Kagame was addressing...
More infoRwandAir Launches Direct Flights from London
Inaugural flight marks the first ever direct connection between London and Kigali Milestone marks the launch of thrice-weekly service between the two capital cities RwandAir Airbus A330-200 greeted with ceremonial water arch London, UK, 30th May...
More infoKwibuka23 Commemorated in London
“Some say the rebirth of Rwanda is a miracle, but it is rather the result of the leadership and people’s commitment to shape Rwanda for Rwandans’ sake” – H.E. Yamina Karitanyi. On the occasion of the 23rd Commemoration of the Genocide...
More infoRwandAir to start Direct flights from London Gatwick
RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, is pleased to announce that it will commence three weekly flights to London Gatwick International Airport, in the United Kingdom effective 26th May, 2017. London, one of the world’s...
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