On the sidelines of the #AIforGood Global Summit 2026, President Kagame met with President @AlarKaris of Estonia. The two leaders discussed ways forward to strengthen bilateral relations, in key areas of mutual interest including digital innovation and e-governance.
President Kagame is in Geneva where will deliver a keynote address at the opening of the @AIforGood Global Summit 2026, and officially launch the AI for Good Global Commission, along with co-chair Marc @Benioff, CEO and Co-Founder of Salesforce, vice-chair Doreen Bogdan-Martin, @ITUSecGen, President @HallaTomas of Iceland and President @AlarKaris of Estonia. The Summit, co-convened by @ITU and Switzerland, is being held under the theme, “Unlocking AI’s potential to serve humanity.”
Happy Liberation Day!
Today, we celebrate the courage, resilience, and vision that transformed #Rwanda🇷🇼 and laid the foundation for the nation we proudly call home. As we honor the heroes of our liberation, may we continue working together to protect our achievements and shape an even brighter tomorrow for future generations!
Dukomeze twubake u Rwanda twifuza. #Kwibohora32.
“We went through a very dark chapter. But is that who we were meant to be? Is that what Rwandans wanted for themselves? Even if some people at the time wanted it that way, our responsibility today is to say: no. It is our history, but it is not who we should have been, and it is not who we should become.
That is what liberation means. It means that, as Rwandans, we freed ourselves.
You live for what you truly believe in, to the point where, if necessary, you are ready to die for it. That is where Rwanda stands today, whether some people like it or not.” President Kagame | Unity Club Meeting.
“Do we really accept that, as black people, we are somehow less human and inferior?
Accepting it is not simply a matter of saying “yes.” No one will ask you that question directly. You can even say “no,” but if you behave in the very ways that brought us to the kind of history we have lived through, then, in reality, you have accepted it. You have diminished yourself. And your actions become the evidence. The evidence is in doing the very things that others did, or in trying to justify them with explanations that should never be accepted.
There are no two ways about it. Good politics and a good ideology produce positive outcomes. Bad outcomes come from bad ideas. You do not need any other evidence.
Many of you are still young. You go abroad to study. Under normal circumstances, there is nothing they know that you cannot also learn. But you can come back having absorbed ideas without questions, ideas that take you away from who you are and try to turn you into something else, something that is not yours.
Whether those ideas are good or bad, there is one illness I do not think we will cure anytime soon: when, in your own mind, you stop being yourself and begin wishing you were somebody else. Why would you want to become someone else? To achieve what? In our own history, with everything we have been through, that is exactly how we lost our way.
And then you wait for someone from outside to tell you, “This is wrong,” and you immediately agree, without realizing that what is being condemned is you. It is about stripping you of your identity, and you willingly accepting it.” President Kagame | Unity Club Meeting.
“Leaders often should not look at themselves alone. They are supposed to come last, not first, in sharing the benefits that come from doing things well.
Too often, however, it is evident that some people put their own interests first.
Many even add arrogance to it, forgetting that ours is a service to the nation, not a contest between one person and another. The interests of the country must always come first. And when you serve the country well, the truth is that you too are among those who benefit. What matters is for people to see their duty that way.” President Kagame | Swearing-in Ceremony of New Government Officials
This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received Hon. Amb. Stephen Mbundi, Secretary-General of the East African Community @jumuiya. Discussions focused on Rwanda's continued commitment to regional integration.
“Air connectivity, at its core, is about Africa’s ability to act collectively and obtain concrete results. For decades, we have spoken about integration, trade and free movement. We know what has to be done. We just have to do it.” President Kagame | African Air Transport Convention & Expo 2026
Je remercie chaleureusement mon frère et ami, le Président @PaulKagame, ainsi que l’ancien Président Olusegun Obasanjo, pour leur présence à #Lomé, à l’ouverture de la Convention et Exposition africaines du transport aérien 2026. Leur engagement constant en faveur de l’unité et de l’intégration africaines donne une signification particulière à cette rencontre.
Le ciel africain ne doit pas être perçu uniquement comme un espace de circulation. Il constitue un levier stratégique de mobilité, de commerce, de compétitivité et de souveraineté pour notre continent. Il demeure un instrument majeur de la transformation économique africaine et un accélérateur d’opportunités pour notre jeunesse.
C’est dans cet esprit que nous réaffirmons aujourd’hui, à Lomé, notre conviction qu’une Afrique mieux connectée à elle-même sera une Afrique plus forte, plus prospère et plus maîtresse de son destin.
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President Kagame also welcomed Hon. Shirley Botchwey, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth @SGCommonwealth, who is in Rwanda on a working visit. They held constructive discussions on strengthening cooperation between Rwanda and the Commonwealth, and the forthcoming CHOGM 2026.
This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received Amb. Johan Borgstam, European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Great Lakes Region. Their discussions covered regional developments, including the need for concrete action to address the root causes of the conflict in eastern DRC and advance a sustainable path to peace and stability.
“This course was designed to enhance your ability to navigate complex and sometimes, seemingly impossible situations. There are, however, certain qualities that it cannot give you that you must personally cultivate.
The first is courage. You will not always have guarantees, and for some, this can create paralysis. Courage is what enables a leader to act decisively despite uncertainty and competing pressures.
The second is judgement. As your responsibilities increase, so will the consequences of your decisions. Good judgement is developed through experience, collaboration and the humility to learn from mistakes and adjust course when necessary.
The third is purpose, which comes from knowing precisely what you are fighting for. For Rwanda, that purpose is anchored in protecting our people and sovereignty, while advancing the continued transformation of our country.” President Kagame
President Kagame, Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force, presided over the graduation of 108 Senior Officers from Rwanda and across the continent and beyond, who formed the 14th intake of the Senior Command and Staff Course, at RDF Command and Staff College, Nyakinama.
“The current standing of RDF does not exist by default. It has been built over many years through dedicated service, discipline, and professionalism. You must lead with integrity, and never stop learning and improving.” President Kagame | RDF Senior Command and Staff Course 14 Graduation Ceremony
Aux côtés de S.E.M. Paul Kagame, Président de la République du #Rwanda, et de S.E.M. Emmanuel Macron, Président de la République de #France, la Secrétaire générale de la #Francophonie, @LMushikiwabo, a pris part à l’inauguration du mémorial en hommage aux victimes du génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi au Rwanda.
Geste hautement symbolique de la part de la France, ce mémorial baptisé « L’Archive » est installé sur l’esplanade Habib-Bourguiba (Paris 7e). Il offre un espace de recueillement et incarne un devoir de mémoire et de transmission intergénérationnelle.