Congratulations to my dear sister Christine @CNkulikiyinka on your appointment as #Rwanda ‘s first Ambassador to Spain.
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Your dedication to public service earned you the affectionate nickname “Minister of Enjoyment.” Today, diplomacy has officially claimed you back.
I have no doubt you will represent Rwanda with the same dedication and grace that have defined your service throughout the years. As your little sister, I couldn’t be prouder. Congratulations, Ambassador!
🎉 A proud moment for Rwanda!
At the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final in Shenzhen, Rwandan students stood out among 220,000+ participants from 100+ countries.
🇷🇼 3 Rwandan teams advanced to the Global Final — and brought home:
🥇 1 First Prize
🥈 1 Second Prize
Let's continue digital cooperation to shape a brighter digital future together. 💻🤝
#HuaweiICT #DigitalRwanda #ChinaRwanda
#FinaleNtakwicara muri @bkarenarw n'ugufana kuva ku munota wa mbere kugeza ku wanyuma! Umufana niwe mukinnyi wa 6, ubundi intsinzi igataha iwacu mu 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼. Dufane, twandike amateka! Let's goooo🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊
“There is nothing that can be done over there (in the West) that cannot be done over here (in Africa). I don’t care what the world says, we keep marching to be great in #Africa!”
Masai Ujiri understands the kind of smearing campaigns directed at Rwanda, and he knows that they are attacks on strong African leadership itself.
Because there are still those who want to preserve the narrative that Africans cannot govern themselves and must rely on constant foreign “babysitting.” And who do they support instead? The likes of Tshisekedi.
They call chaos, incompetence, and corruption “democracy,” while branding those who resist their neocolonial project as dictators.
Masai knows this, hence his defiant statement: “I don’t care what the world says.”
@chauffeur243 “Mateso yako, mateso yangu” vs. “Diomaye moy Sonko" (Diomaye, c'est Sonko).
Leçon pour la vie: Mateso yako ni yako; Toi c’est toi-même. 😊
@benbabunga Dans certains cercles on les appellerait “courtisans” du roi. Comme ces fameux ouvriers des réseaux sociaux, ils attendent la manne en provenance de la cour du roi soleil.
Congratulations to #VisitRwanda partner @PSG_inside on reaching the UEFA Champions League Final after an impressive run. Wishing both finalist teams the very best in what promises to be a great final!
@PSG_inside🔵 - @Arsenal🔴
Une finale haut de gamme et 100% #VisitRwanda🇷🇼
Une apothéose de la @ChampionsLeague dont tous les amoureux du football et tous les amis du Rwanda rêvaient.
Que le meilleur gagne!
🎥 Vidéo 🎥
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Marie-Émilie Gaju et son père, Jean-François Cahay, poursuivent leur engagement artistique et mémoriel en faveur de la transmission et de l’apaisement des rescapés, en ces jours de commémoration du génocide commis contre les Tutsi au Rwanda en 1994.
À travers la musique, ils offrent un moment de recueillement et d’émotion, à la fois pour apaiser et pour témoigner. Leur prestation illustre la place essentielle de l’art dans le travail de mémoire.
Ils continuent de toucher profondément l’assemblée en interprétant des chants de commémoration en mémoire des victimes du génocide commis contre les Tutsi.
@Karirima1
#Kwibuka32
#IGIHE ⤵️⤵️
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!
Spot on @JosephRyarasa 👏 As you mentioned, the President has been vocal about the cost of 'doing things twice.' This isn't just a logistical error; it’s the definition of the mediocrity he warns against. Moving six major agencies because of a failure in due diligence is a massive waste of time and resources. True accountability would mean identifying who signed off on the purchase of a building that clearly wasn't fit for purpose. But you might find that those we know who usually do good things were also involved, because a building like this wasn't sold to the government nor was the audit for its purchase conducted by an ordinary citizen from down there 👇 muri ba….he 🤷🏿♂️
As is often the case, those responsible may simply offer an apology and move on, while the government is forced to incur additional costs. Such failures directly undermine the state's commitment to excellence and rigorous quality standards. While ordinary citizens are held strictly accountable iyo bakoze amanyanga, bakubaka nkibi byashyira abantu mu kaga, n’ibindi bivangira leta by’abubaka nta mpushya cyangwa hatagenewe ibikorwa ibi nibi facing immediate demolition for the slightest non-compliance; the same level of scrutiny appears to be missing for those managing high-level public projects.
Who is Accountable for the RDB Building temporary closure ?
The recent public notice regarding the "temporary closure" of the RDB Building is a masterclass in administrative obfuscation. By using terms like "planned renovation" and "upgrade works," the authorities are attempting to minimize a massive failure in due diligence as a minor logistical hurdle. Let us be clear: forced relocation of an entire government hub is not a "small mistake." It is a waste of public resources and a slap in the face to every citizen held to the "Kigali Standard."
The timeline is damning. These institutions, including RDB, RHA, RMB, REMA, RLMUA, and RCB, moved into this building in late October 2023. We are now being told that less than three years later, the structure requires "upgrades" so significant that everyone must move out.
This raises a fundamental question that the public notice conveniently ignores: How did the government acquire a building that is already unfit for purpose?
The irony is not just deep; it is systemic.
First of all, The Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA), under MININFRA, sets the codes that everyone else must follow. Secondly, The City of Kigali (CoK) enforces those codes with zero "flexibility," often demolishing the property of citizens who fail to meet strict standards.
Why was this same rigor absent when the state purchased this property from a private owner? If a technical audit was conducted, it was clearly incompetent. If no audit was conducted, it was gross negligence.
This is exactly the "mediocrity" and "carelessness" that President Kagame has famously condemned. He has repeatedly warned leaders that "doing things twice" because they weren't done right the first time is a betrayal of the Rwandan people. When the very agencies in charge of land, environment, and housing standards cannot even secure a headquarters that meets their own rules, it erodes the public trust. It is unacceptable for a "Convenience Standard" for the institutions they run while the ordinary citizen faces the "Full Force of the Law" for a minor structural deviation.
Taxpayers are now paying for the initial purchase, the relocation costs, and now the massive "renovations" that should have been identified before a single Franc was spent on the acquisition. We deserve more than a vague notice; we deserve an explanation of who authorized this purchase and a clear path of accountability for this waste of national resources. True leadership requires leading by example, and right now, this situation only reflects a failure to protect public resources.
@RDBrwanda Do you mind also looking at upgrading the name “RDB Building”? This sounds more like “Kwa Rubangura”…. May be it’s just me but the “Building” thing is awkward for an organisation like RDB.
@benbabunga@SambaYerodia Merci cher BBW pour la vidéo. Heureusement que les faits…. et l’histoire, sont têtus. Sinon le mensonge est devenu sport national.