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[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

This evening in Kigali, President Kagame met with Bill Gates, Founder and Chair of the Gates Foundation. They discussed strengthening the Foundation’s longstanding partnership with Rwanda, including accelerating collaboration in health, agricultural transformation, AI, and digital public infrastructure to advance Rwanda’s development priorities.

[FPR-Inkotanyi @rpfinkotanyi]

Ikiganiro cya mbere cyatanzwe n'urubyiruko ruri mu mirimo itandukanye aribo @KalimpinyaQueen ukina umukino wo gusiganwa mu modoka, Nkurunziza Patrick, wahoze ari umurwanyi w’umutwe w'iterabwoba wa FDLR ndetse na AIP David Shumbusho ukora mu ishami ry'inozamubano n'itangazamakuru muri Polisi y'u Rwanda.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Making people just shut up is going to be more difficult than people think. Telling us shut up, we will support those who want to come and kill you, like they killed you last time, and we will handle it the way we want. The only way to make me shut up is when I am dead. That's it.

Belittling everything and making it look like some people's lives are worth more than others. That is not my politics. It is not RPF's politics.

We are a small country. Very insignificant in many ways. You can harm to us but wishing us away is not a small thing.

When they said they would make the M23 disappear, they meant even Rwanda, we will make you disappear. Well, I can't invite it. I can't wish to have such a thing. But when it comes, when I have not been able to avoid it, I think they will find [us ready].” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“I hear what is popular among young people these days: vibes. I have nothing against good vibes. Vibes are not just for young people. Even those of us who are older can enjoy them. But if we are going to enjoy the vibes, we must have something solid to stand on, please. Don’t invest in vibes, invest in the foundation where you can now vibe. Because if there is no foundation, it won’t last.

We want things that are sustainable. We want to build a society that is resilient. You can’t built a society that is resilient on vibes. But a resilient society can vibe.” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“To the young people, once again, this country expects a lot from you. And when I say the country, I mean you. You are, in fact, waiting for yourselves. You are the future you are looking toward. But it comes back to the process I was talking about, the mindset, the spirit, and everything else I mentioned, education and health. You must have knowledge, and you must have good health. Because if you are not healthy, what use is knowledge? What good is knowing anything if you do not have the health to make use of it? You must have both. And it is entirely possible to have both, if you make the choice to pursue both. It cannot be one without the other.

It is like raising a child, or planting a tree. You plant the seed, and as it grows, you continue giving it what it needs in order to thrive. It is the same with people. You need knowledge, and you should do everything possible to acquire it. But not simply to possess it. You must be able to use that knowledge to achieve the goals you have set for yourselves.” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“There is one sure way of making a difference. Keep trying, even when you fail, try again. Be stubborn about trying.

Don't go away, even if some people would wish you to go away, just refuse. You stay and say, I am not going anywhere. I will just try until I get it right.” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF, closing remarks at the RPF Extended Bureau Politique meeting that brought together over 2,000 participants to discuss ways to sustain the party’s vision over the next 30 years.

[Aston Villa @AVFCOfficial]

The land of a thousand hills meets the city of a thousand trades.

🤝 @VisitRwanda_Now

[FPR-Inkotanyi @rpfinkotanyi]

Uyu munsi Abanyamuryango barenga 2000 n’abandi bashyitsi, bitabiriye Inama ya Biro Politiki y’Umuryango FPR Inkotanyi yateraniye ku cyicaro gikuru i Rusororo. Ushobora kuyikurikira hano. #RPFBiroPolitiki https://t.co/v3dKqm08Uv…

[FPR-Inkotanyi @rpfinkotanyi]

Mu ijambo rye, Umunyamabanga Mukuru wa FPR Inkotanyi, Amb. Christophe Bazivamo, yashimye uruhare rwa buri Munyamuryango mu kubaka u Rwanda mu myaka 32 u Rwanda rumaze rwibohoye.

Muri iyo myaka yose, urugendo rwo kubaka Igihugu rwaranzwe no gushimangira ubumwe bwacu nk'Abanyarwanda, kwimakaza ibiganiro mu kwishakamo ibisubizo, guharanira umutekano no guhora dushishikajwe n'iterambere rishingiye ku mutungo bwite w’Igihugu no gusigasira ibyagezweho.

Amb. Bazivamo yibukije ko urubyiruko rukomeje kugira uruhare mu iterambere ry’Igihugu, kandi rwishimira amahirwe ruhabwa.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“The RPF’s politics is about confronting problems and finding solutions. That is the only politics. Politics based on lies, on making things up, on deception, on looking for ways to cheat, what some of you sometimes call “gushushanya-painting a picture,” only creates more problems. It does not provide solutions. It simply adds new problems to the ones you already had.” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Had Rwanda not stood up and taken responsibility and brought ourselves this far, we would be nothing. There would still be people coming to feed us.

When others complement what you are already trying to do, that is a good thing. But if you have done nothing yourself, if you have achieved nothing on your own, then you become nothing.

That is why we should always look back and remember. It helps guide us, including in the way we engage with others, whether in our region or beyond.

Most of you here are probably between the ages of 20 and 45.

Those who have gone before you are people who can look back and say : we did what we could. We gave everything we had, and this is the contribution we made. I am talking about those who fought for this country, and whose sacrifice made it possible for Rwanda to become what it is today.

Now, it is your time. I am speaking to you, the young people. Don’t wait until you are 70 and then start asking yourself: what did I do? I wish I had known. Take it seriously, understand it, and when you leave here today, act on it.” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

This morning in Doha, President Kagame met with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani @TamimBinHamad to convey his condolences on the passing of his beloved father, His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and to express his solidarity with the people of Qatar during this time of mourning.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“We want to harness the good of AI through industry, through policy making, and making sure that really we get the results. That is the most important thing.” President Kagame | #AIforGood Global Summit 2026

[Paul Kagame @PaulKagame]

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.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“For decades, Rwanda was shaped by a deliberate system of exclusion, fear, and division. The purpose of the liberation struggle was to restore what had been taken away: the right of Rwandans to live in dignity.

However, the ideas behind the genocide have not disappeared completely. They persist in different forms, and remain present across our region. We have seen, and suffered too much to ever take this threat lightly.

Security and good governance are the foundation of everything we have built. Security is a matter of survival, not external approval. Without it, nothing else holds together. That is why we remain vigilant and firm.

What happened here will never happen again, for one simple reason: we will not allow it.”President Kagame | #Kwibohora32

[Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe @onduhungirehe]

Hier à Paris, c'était l'heure de vérité dans la course pour le poste de Secrétaire général de la Francophonie. L'audition des quatre candidats, par la 47ème session extraordinaire de la Conférence ministérielle de la Francophonie (CMF), a permis à chaque postulant de présenter, pendant 20 minutes, son parcours et sa vision, et de répondre, pendant 35 minutes, aux questions des ministres. Ceci était une première dans l'histoire de la Francophonie, qui a été permise par la réforme de la gouvernance de l'OIF opérée par la Secrétaire générale actuelle, Louise Mushikiwabo.

49 États membres, dont 23 ministres, étaient représentés à la CMF, y compris les Ministres des Affaires étrangères des quatre États ayant présenté des candidats (trois - Mauritanie, Roumanie et Rwanda - en présentiel, et une - RDC- en visioconférence).

À l'issue des auditions, deux conclusions se sont immédiatement imposées:

1) Les présentations de tous les candidats ont été faites dans un esprit très constructif. En effet, les trois femmes africaines et le gentleman européen ont pu dérouler leur programme, sans confrontation aucune entre pays ou candidats. Les même personnes ont d'ailleurs pu échanger, de façon cordiale et courtoise, lors de la réception organisée par le Président cambodgien de la CMF;

2) Un contraste saisissant a quand-même sauté aux yeux de tous; entre d'une part, l'expérience, la compétence et la maîtrise des dossiers de Louise Mushikiwabo, et, d'autre part, celles de ses trois compétiteurs. Mais cela n'enlève rien à l'ambition sincère que tous les candidats ont pu exprimer pour notre organisation commune.

La prochaine étape sera le 20ème Sommet de la Francophonie, qui aura lieu à Phnom Penh au Cambodge les 15-16 Novembre 2026, au cours duquel les Chefs d'État et de Gouvernement vont, sur recommendation de leurs ministres, élire ou réélire le/la Secrétaire général(e) de la Francophonie.

[Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Int'l Cooperation @RwandaMFA]

À Paris, en marge de la 47e session extraordinaire du CMF, le Ministre @onduhungirehe a rencontré S.E. Corinne Amori Brunet, la Ministre des Affaires étrangères du Bénin.

Ils ont échangé sur les moyens de renforcer les relations bilatérales entre les deux pays.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

"If you look at what has happened in Eastern Congo, and everything we have gone through over the past four or five years, and you look at what we have left behind, there is evidence. There are facts that speak for themselves. In Eastern Congo, in Goma and elsewhere, the whole world came together against Rwanda. The whole world lined up against Rwanda: the FDLR and all the groups associated with it that have been mentioned, the Wazalendo, the Burundian forces, the FARDC, the South Africans, and many others. I would rather not spend time naming them all; there were so many.

When you look at the scale of what they had assembled there and what they were up against, it is clear that what they were trying to do was wage war against Rwanda, destabilize our country, and reshape it the way they wanted. In fact, they said so themselves. Ordinarily, if someone were to say these things without evidence, you might think they were simply trying to frighten people, to intimidate them.

To convince themselves that what they wanted was within reach and that they were going to achieve it, they even brought in mercenaries. You know that many of them passed through here. We gave free passage to our enemies, allowing them to leave a war they waged against us, a war that was never theirs to begin with. That alone tells you something. And it is also something for which our forces, together with others who stood with them, deserve recognition.

As for Rwanda, we will always be in a struggle for our very existence. Regardless of those who wish us harm, surrounding us from many sides, one thing remains true: we should and will always be a step ahead of them.

It is our right. It is our will. And our history has taught us that we have within ourselves the capacity to defend and protect ourselves whenever necessary. And that is exactly what we will continue to do." President Kagame | Unity Club Meeting

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“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.

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

"The composition of this panel, bringing together a former member of the ex-FAR, General (Rtd) Ibingira from the RPA/RPF, and a former member of the FDLR, and what they have shared, reflects just how complex, diverse, and layered our history is. It is from that history that we should draw the lessons to move our country forward, in the way we want and through our own efforts.

Let me say this: a great deal of what has been said on this panel has been valuable, and the discussions around it have only reinforced those lessons. One thing I wanted to pick up on is what Ibingira mentioned about those ungrateful people who insult and disparage others.

My advice is simple: do not waste your energy fighting those who insult you. Put your energy into building, building yourselves, and building your country, so that insults and the people who make them become insignificant and have no impact on you. Ignore them, and keep doing what you are supposed to do. That is what matters.

Your response should be your actions. Eventually, those who thrive on insults grow tired and stay hostages of history." President Kagame | Unity Club Meeting.