On Tuesday 21st January President Kagame spoke at the International School for Government at King’s College London on Intra-African trade, June’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali and Rwanda’s transformation. You can...
More infoPresident Kagame attends UK-Africa Investment Summit
On Monday 20th January President Paul Kagame attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit where he began the day with a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The President then took part on a panel session on trade and investment...
More infoMarylebone Journal interviews the High Commissioner
Twenty-five years ago, Rwanda was torn apart by an explosion of genocidal violence—and for many people in the UK, that was when perceptions of the country became permanently set. The Journal visits the Rwandan High Commission to hear about the...
More infoRwanda and Jersey strengthen ties
Jersey’s External Relations Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, and the Rwandan High Commissioner, Her Excellency Yamina Karitanyi, have signed a new partnership which strengthens cooperation between the two jurisdictions before Rwanda’s hosting of the...
More infoH.E. Karitanyi Receives Diplomat of the Year Award
Ambassadors and High Commissioners from over 95 countries (and diplomats from over 120 countries) attended the DIPLOMAT magazine 2019 annual Awards Ceremony in the Ballroom of the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge on Monday 29 April...
More infoConference on Kwibuka25 held at the UK Parliament
The UK reaffirms commitment to draw lessons from the Genocide against the Tutsi and to work with Rwanda in the pursuit of Justice – Kwibuka25 Conference at the UK Parliament, 29th April 2019 On Monday 29th April, the Rwandan High Commission...
More infoKwibuka25 Marked in London, Scotland & Portsmouth
To mark Kwibuka25, the 25th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, The Rwanda High Commission in London held a commemoration event on the 11th April 2019 in the heart of London attended by 600 guests in the heart of London...
More infoBending the Arc Film
On Monday 11th February, the High Commission staff had the pleasure of joining Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity and former Minister of Health for Rwanda, and Dr. Peter Drobac, Director of the Skoll...
More infoVisit Rwanda at Emirates Stadium
On Saturday 19th January, our High Commissioner, Her Excellency Yamina Karitanyi, attended the first of a series of experiential activities of #VisitRwanda at the Emirates Stadium, officially opening the Visit Rwanda stall alongside Mr Peter...
More infoStatement on Terrorist Attacks in Kenya
The Government of the Republic of Rwanda strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya at the DusitD2 Hotel, Westlands in Nairobi, which left many innocent people dead and others injured. Rwanda...
More infoHigh Commissioner Speaks at Prosperity Index Launch
High Commissioner Yamina Karitanyi delivered a keynote address at the launch of the 12th Edition of the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index, discussing Rwanda’s perspective and it’s journey from Poverty to Prosperity. For...
More infoMo Ibrahim Foundation Meeting in London
President Kagame today attended Mo Ibrahim Foundation Board Meeting in London. The meeting brought together participants from the public and private sector to discuss a wide range of topics pertaining to Africa including the institutional reforms...
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