This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received letters of credence from newly appointed envoys; Ms. Nasra Bint Salim Bin Mohammed Al-Hashmi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Rwanda, and Ms. Olivia Charlotte Owen, High Commissioner of New Zealand to Rwanda.
Benjamin Netanyahu giving direct orders to Secretary of War Hegseth and Secretary of State Rubio today.
Aggressive finger pointing, serious faces, and “yessir” seen from Rubio and Hegseth.
Wow.
"We always ask ourselves: where are we leaving our children? What kind of people are we leaving behind? Are they continuing on the right path they were born into, the one their parents built and entrusted to them? Or will everything that has been achieved have been in vain? All of it can go to waste.
People liberated this country. They put in place policies to bring Rwandans back together, policies that would drive development, so that Rwanda could move forward instead of remaining a poor country dependent on others. Are you going to let all of that be undone? Please, don't. I ask you not to. Do not be the ones who bring about such a tragedy." President Kagame | Indangamirwa Cohort 16 #MeetThePresident
"When we were living as refugees, we went to many places telling the international community that Rwanda was our home and that we wanted to return. Some people would come and raise the matter with the government that was in power here. The response they received was that Rwanda was too small and that there was no place for us to go. Imagine being told there is no place for you in the very country you came from. You cannot tell someone to remain where they are, to spend their entire life as a refugee, and for their children to grow up as refugees as well.
I used to tell people, even at the beginning of our liberation struggle, that whatever treatment we received in the countries where we lived, they were not the people I had a grievance against. After all, it was my own country that had denied me the right to return because it claimed there was no room for me. The people I had a grievance against were those who had the responsibility to guarantee my rights in my own country, but instead denied them. Those were the people we had to confront. And that is exactly what happened." President Kagame | Indangamirwa 16th Cohort #MeetThePresident
"Discipline is important. It is what helps you decide what you want, how you go about achieving it, and why it matters. It guides you to make the right choices, to respect others, to respect yourself, and to keep seeking knowledge. When you have knowledge, discipline gives even greater value to what you know. It keeps you focused on your purpose instead of allowing yourself to drift into things that do not build you, but can instead destroy you.
That is why coming here for this training, being part of this Itorero, and everything you have learned is meant to instill discipline in you. If you embrace it, it will take you far. If you disregard it or fail to apply it as you should, it may take you only so far before your progress comes to an end." President Kagame | Indangamirwa 16th Cohort #MeetThePresident
“As young people, we need you. We love you. But first and foremost, take care of yourselves.
This religion of alcohol, I think people even recruit others into it. Alcohol is killing you. It’s killing young people. The older ones are already gone. It has killed so many older people like us. Others are already on that same path and seem unable to stop.
But I want to warn you and beg you: everything we have been talking about, what brought you here, and the plans we have for our country, this thing will kill you before you realise your ambitions.” President Kagame |#MeetThePresident Indangamirwa 16th Cohort
"Among the many things you are taking away with you, leave this place with one thing firmly in your minds: You are now builders of something. You are problem solvers. You are innovators. And you are also going to contribute
to this nation, the national effort.
Rwanda will not be developed by people coming from somewhere else, zero. If you thought there is anything like that, quickly change your mind. It is not like that. It doesn't happen like that. You must be the one to do it." President Kagame | Indangamirwa 16 #MeetThePresident
This afternoon at the Gabiro Combat Training Center, President Kagame is meeting with the 16th cohort of Itorero Indangamirwa, the civic and national values training program for Rwandan youth, organized by the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement. This year’s program has close to 800 participating youth between the ages of 18-23 including Rwandans living abroad, and students from across high schools and higher learning institutions in Rwanda. Watch live: https://t.co/3zjquqUTiE
The DG @Rwandamigration ACP Lynder NKURANGA started a visit to @ImmigrationZim on this 27 July 2026
The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two sister institutions, share experiences, and learn from each other's best practices.
This afternoon at Intare Arena, President Kagame, Chairman of @rpfinkotanyi, met with Senior Cadres of the RPF for discussions on the Party’s history and its role in Rwanda’s transformation. The meeting emphasized the importance of members upholding the Party’s values, including people-centered governance and accountability, to advance the Party’s mission of Rwanda’s continued development.
Tony Blair met with H.E. President Paul Kagame in Kigali last week, reaffirming the Tony Blair Institute’s longstanding partnership with the Government of Rwanda and their shared commitment to accelerating the delivery of Rwanda’s priority reforms and supporting long-term, sustainable growth.
Their discussions focused on the next phase of Rwanda’s transformation agenda and how TBI can continue supporting government priorities across digital transformation, investment, industrialisation, agriculture, health, professional skills and public-sector delivery.
The visit reaffirmed our shared commitment to accelerating the delivery of Rwanda’s priority reforms and supporting long-term, sustainable growth.
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President Kagame today received General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). Their discussions focused on the strong bilateral cooperation between Rwanda and Uganda, as well as regional peace, security, and stability.
I would like to thank H.E. @PaulKagame, @FirstLadyRwanda and my counterpart General Mubarakh Muganga for the very warm welcome our delegation received in Rwanda. We had excellent discussions about our bilateral relations. Uganda-Rwanda relations are stronger and warmer than ever. We thank our two Presidents H.E.@KagutaMuseveni and H.E.@PaulKagame for their enlightened leadership of our two brotherly countries. Murakarama.
Playing basketball with the president of Rwanda @PaulKagame and the CDF of Uganda @mkainerugaba. The messes I made would win me a sport in the Guinness Book of World Records as most disastrous player of all time