“Perhaps it is my affection for the youth…perhaps it is simply that I love ‘love’. But the wellness of the Rwandan family unit – our youth’s cocoon – be it in health as in personal fulfillment, will always be my driving purpose. I may have voiced this before but repeat it proudly: we must aim for Rwandan families to be whole so that Rwanda, a country healing scars both physical and of the soul, can also be whole.”
With these words, First Lady Mrs Jeannette Kagame reflects on the essence of family as the foundation of a thriving nation.
Read the full op-ed “A Couple’s First Song: A Lifelong Dance” here: https://t.co/FVBaS3vYcW
“The truth is no longer respected. One day, a friend of mine asked me a question. He said, ‘But you, as a person, how do you live?’ Some of what he said was in a foreign language, and I’ll say it the same way:
He asked me: ‘How do you live, carrying both the dark past and the cruel present? How do you manage that?’
But the way I understood it, he wasn’t just asking me as an individual, he was asking about Rwanda. He was asking: ‘How does Rwanda survive with such a dark past and such a cruel present?’
What I told him was this: From the beginning, we were never under any illusion that the two - our dark past and our cruel present - are separate. They are siblings. And we have to deal with them as such.
We must face the cruel present knowing fully well that it is deeply connected to our dark past. They cannot be separated.
So, for us, there is a choice to make: Either we are crushed between the two and cease to exist, or we stand up and fight.” President Kagame | #Kwibuka31
Unlike what the international community will have you believe, the idea that a political solution is necessary to solve the conflict in Eastern DRC is far from new. It is what Rwanda has been calling for, for YEARS. It is exactly what President Tshisekedi has openly and REPEATEDLY refused to do. And we will not join you in pretending otherwise.
The underlying message of the selective outcry is not that there is a sudden genuine concern for the plight of a country that everyone knows is a failed state. The message is clear: the decision made 30 years ago—that the lives of Rwandans are expendable in the face of geopolitical interests—still stands today.
That is why the leadership of DRC is enjoying the perks of sharing the same interests as their masters: talk crazy, recruit genocidaires and European mercenaries to fight your wars, sit back, relax, and let the international community bury the real issue.
What every resolution and statement is calling for is an immediate return to business as usual: a nation that must remain a lawless playground where leaders get their cut to go buy castles in Brussels, the international community thrives off the business of peacekeeping and poverty alleviation programs, and their companies protect their profits.
Every country throwing its weight behind DRC knows they would never tolerate a fraction of the kind of security threats Rwanda has been facing for 30 years.
The gaslighting is deliberate because the truth is bad for business. It turns out that in this equation, the citizens of either country don’t actually matter, and in the end, their goal is NOT in fact a path to peace.
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 1, 1990 – RPF/A launches an armed struggle to liberate #Rwanda from bad governance and ethnic discrimination after peaceful attempts to return home had failed.
With @MedsforMalaria@MalariaNoMore for "Racing Against Antimalarial Resistance" #UNGA79.
It is critical to act swiftly to protect millions from the devastating impact of inaction on antimalarial resistance. We heard how global partnerships are key to ensuring access to new treatments & stronger surveillance systems.
On August 8th, Africa Improved Foods (AIF) led by his CEO Ramesh M D @mdramesh2008 , hosted the President of Madagascar, H.E. Andry Rajoelina, during his three-day official visit to Rwanda.
In sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls account for 62% of all new HIV infections.
@GlobalFund@CIFFchild are investing US$2 million for immediate access to PrEP vaginal rings to give women and girls more options to protect their health.
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#PutPeopleFirst
Aka kanya: Si imbyino z'ababyeyi b'#Intwaza gusa bakereye kwizihiza igitaramo cy'#Umuganura. Itorero ry'Akarere ka Huye riri gususurutsa abitabiriye iki gitaramo cy'umuganura.
#Umuganura2019 uzizihizwa kuwa 02/08 . Ku rwego rw'Akarere ka Huye uzizihirizwa mu murenge wa Rwaniro.
“This election process, the campaign we conducted first, the voting, and the results that have just been released, mean something significant in a person’s life; it symbolises trust, for which I thank you. Trust is not easy to come by; there is nothing you can give someone to gain their immediate trust. Trust is built over time. With this trust and all these years we have spent together solving many difficult challenges, was there ever a time when you saw me at a loss for solutions? I am never defeated by challenges. Even in the difficult situations we have gone through or will go through in the future, trust is the reason for it all. Trust makes me confident that together, there is no challenge we will not surmount.” President Kagame and Presidential Candidate of RPF | Rusororo, 15 July 2024
"These high numbers are not just numbers; even if they were 100%, they wouldn’t just be numbers. These numbers reflect trust, which is the most important thing." President Kagame and Presidential Candidate of RPF | Rusororo, 15 July 2024