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...
More infoResponse to recent BBC story by Andrew Harding
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 infoHigh Commissioner Yamina Karitanyi presents credentials to the President of Malta
On Thursday 19th November 2020 Her Excellency Yamina Karitanyi, High Commissioner for the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Malta, presented her Letters of Commission to the President of Malta, His Excellency George Vella, at a formal...
More infoDiaspora Engagement | Applications Open for Health Sector Project
This September a Diaspora Engagement webinar which focused on the TVET and Health Sectors took place. The project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and...
More infoFighting Genocide Ideology – High Commissioner’s speech to the Rotary Club of London
On the afternoon of Monday 14th September the High Commissioner Her Excellency Yamina Karitanyi delivered a keynote to members of the Rotary Club of London on Fighting Genocide Ideology and lessons that can be drawn from Rwanda’s story...
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 infoPresident Kagame speaks at King’s College London
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 infoRwanda participates in the Lord Mayor’s Show
Rwanda has invited the world to Kigali for the 2020 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and shared the country’s rich culture with hundreds of thousands of people at the annual Lord Mayor’s Show in London. The Lord Mayor’s Show is...
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 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...
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 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...
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