Our favorite Karen (& her props) appears positively panicked that Africans might have political opinions about issues that affect them—and worse, the same platform she uses to express them. This is a shady attempt to police Rwandan voices, not an “investigation.” It is 2026, Africans are political, Rwandans can talk back, not just be talked about. We also just talk among ourselves sometimes.
"Kinshasa a annoncé à plusieurs reprises son intention de s’attaquer à la présence de ce mouvement (FDLR) très actif sur les fronts militaires de la province du Nord-Kivu, sans résultat jusqu’ici."
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My deepest condolences to my brother, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his family and the people of Qatar on the passing of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will be remembered as a visionary leader who transformed Qatar into the remarkable nation it is today. His legacy of service to his people and commitment to friendship and cooperation among nations will endure for generations.
At this difficult time, the people of Rwanda and I stand with His Highness Sheikh @TamimBinHamad and our Qatari brothers and sisters.
Ce 4 juillet 26, l’Ambassade du Rwanda a célébré la journée de Libération pour la 32ème fois, en présence du Chef de l'Etat, des membres du GoRCA, du corps diplomatique, en collaboration avec la Communauté Rwandaise, les contingents @RwandaMoD, @RwandaPolice et les amis du Rwanda
Les Léopards ont offert à l’Afrique un moment de joie intense lors de leur premier match de Coupe du monde. Le président Tshisekedi a choisi de gâcher ce moment en insultant les Rwandais et les Congolais et, depuis le sol américain, déclarant sa poursuite des offensives militaires dans l'est de la RDC.
Tshisekedi n’a pas seulement instrumentalisé un exploit sportif glorieux à des fins politiques mesquines ; sa rhétorique belliqueuse démontre également un mépris de la lettre et de l'esprit des accords de Washington.
“Epidémie Ebola en RDC : «Cette nouvelle flambée du virus révèle l’état de déliquescence du pays»
Particulièrement mortelle, l’épidémie dévoile le délabrement et la corruption qui mine le pays d’Afrique subsaharienne, pourtant riche en minerais. Face à la résurgence du virus, la communauté internationale a très vite réagi.”
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Great match between Visit Rwanda partner teams @Atleti and @Arsenal.
Congratulations to Arsenal FC on the win and qualification for the UEFA Champions League Final. May the best #VisitRwanda partner team win!
Congratulations as well to #VisitRwanda’s newest football partner Atlético de Madrid @Atleti on an impressive win and qualification for the UEFA semi-finals! Wishing you continued success!
Warm congratulations to #VisitRwanda partner Paris Saint-Germain @PSG_inside on securing qualification to the UEFA semi-finals. Strong performance and a well-deserved result! Wishing you the best in the next stage!
Rwanda has consistently maintained that the long-term deployment of our security forces in joint counterterrorism operations in Mozambique requires a sustainable financing framework. Having so far shouldered the bulk of the financial burden of these operations, a transition to more equitable funding is a strategic necessity.
This common-sense position is a matter of public record and is unrelated to news reports from anonymous sources to @LeMonde’s @Phjacque in Brussels, where opposition to Rwanda's security cooperation with Mozambique has never been quiet, or from @WSJ’s @NicholasBariyo’s baseless speculations and unethical reporting.
Bariyo – it is also a matter of public record that a Rwandan delegation was in Washington DC in March for scheduled meetings at the State Department in the context of the ongoing Washington Peace Agreement, a statement was issued after these meetings. No comments of the sort you mention, in one of several hallucinations you report, were uttered by our ambassador to the U.S.
Rwanda has not and will not seek additional funds from the European Peace Facility, that is a matter for Mozambique. Rwanda's deployment requires sustainable financing, and it is up to the host government and its partners with major investments in Cabo Delgado to provide for that, as it has always been. Otherwise, Rwanda is satisfied to have been able to contribute together with our Mozambican allies in defeating the terrorists, securing the residents of Cabo Delgado and allowing for investments to roll out.
Both the @WSJ and @LeMonde also get the numbers wrong. Current personnel numbers stand at over 6,300—significantly higher than the initial 2,000 deployed in 2021. This increase was a direct response to the expanded scope of operations and the necessity of filling the security vacuum left by the withdrawal of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) in 2024.
The bottom line is: ISIS attacks mainly victimized Mozambican civilians, and they have been the biggest beneficiaries of the joint security mission, having returned to their homes and resumed their lives. The gas investments benefit European and global energy security/interests, not Rwanda's – Rwandan forces are present in Cabo Delgado in response to the request of the Government of Mozambique for support.
CLARIFICATION OF INCIDENT AT WASHINGTON DC HOTEL
An unarmed member of the security detail of a Rwandan VIP staying in a Washington DC hotel inadvertently encountered security agents of a DRC delegation in a hotel hallway accessible to all guests. Both delegations were staying at the same hotel.
The Rwandan detail member was briefly restrained from accessing the elevator by the DRC security agents, which was inappropriate and wrong behavior in a common area, but the matter was eventually resolved without further escalation.
Following this incident, the Rwandan party made a decision to change hotels, but were harassed and filmed by unknown persons as they checked out and departed. Despite this provocation, the Rwandan team was restrained and professional at all times, and carefully avoided any confrontation.
There has been gross misrepresentation of what transpired, including blatant dishonesty by the DRC Minister of Information in a press conference last night. These contemptible lies should be disregarded and condemned.
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@NormanIshimwe@rpfinkotanyi While you distort, I call it Accountability.
As Rwandan public servants, our focus must be to deliver for citizens all day, every day.
It’s an honor to work for a President who embodies service, integrity, ambition & a heart for Rwandans.
#InkotanyiForLife
The sustainability of Rwanda's bilateral counter-terrorism deployment in Mozambique, if our forces are actually needed, depends on adequate, predictable funding.
This is what the European Peace Facility partly funds, and so far around €20m has been disbursed. The full cost to @RwandaGov is at least 10 times more, in addition to the ultimate sacrifice of loss of soldiers’ lives, all to stabilize Cabo Delgado.
Rwandan Forces went to Cabo Delgado in 2021 at the request of the Mozambican government, to work with a brotherly African country that needed the support, money was not the first consideration.
The results of this deployment are evident: civilians have returned to their homes, children are back in school, businesses reopened, mega foreign investments are secured.
To be clear, the work of RDF in countering terrorism in Cabo Delgado has benefitted the Mozambican people and the companies investing in LNG, and supporting that work is not a favor being granted to Rwanda.
Should the RDF Command assess that the work being done by Rwandan Security Forces in Cabo Delgado is not appreciated, they would be right to urge the government to end this bilateral counter-terrorism arrangement and pull out. @mattstephenhill
How is it that all of a sudden there is no information or intelligence on the origin of the drone attack on Goma this morning that has reportedly killed 3 people including an EU citizen?
Despite all the reports of increased FARDC coalition drone attacks in North & South Kivu.
Despite MONUSCO presence in Goma.
Despite all the hurriedly deleted celebratory X posts by pro-FDLR/pro-Kinshasa accounts.
Every life matters.
About @TheEconomist semi-annual profiling of Rwanda: calling President Kagame a “cynical master of power politics,” reveals more about the editorial’s unease with a forward-looking African leader/government than about Rwanda’s reality. When an African nation quadruples its per-capita income through focused delivery, citizen mobilization and smart partnerships, the Economist and like-minded commentators grasp at words like “dictator” and “hubris” rather than admit their old playbook is obsolete. The article’s moral panic over Kigali’s new airport and Formula One ambitions shows how African ambition is still policed by outdated expectations of poverty and deference, a.k.a. the bigotry of low expectations. Citing anonymous diplomats and that notorious NGO, the article sidelines African voices, as though local expertise is irrelevant in judging African achievement. Although the author does seem worried that President Kagame is “popular in Africa,” maybe a quiet acknowledgment that African approval threatens the gatekeepers of global opinion?
Congratulations to my brother, President Mamadi Doumbouya @presi_doumbouya, on his election as President of the Republic of Guinea. We look forward to deepening our strong bilateral relations and working closely together to advance our shared priorities and the prosperity of our nations.
Rwandan President @PaulKagame: "The biggest word of thanks goes to President Donald Trump. No one was asking President Trump to take up this task. Our region is far from the headlines, but when @POTUS saw the opportunity to contribute to peace, he immediately took it." 🕊️
I thank my brother and friend, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, @TamimBinHamad for his visit to Rwanda and for the productive discussions we held. Rwanda deeply appreciates the strong partnership with the State of Qatar and the personal friendship that continues to guide our cooperation.
We look forward to building on the progress made during this visit and advancing the shared priorities for the mutual benefit of our nations and people.