Olivier Rwamasirabo

Accomplished Business and regulatory lawyer, Government Affairs specialist and above all...an Africa Rising Optimist!

[African @ali_naka]

“In Africa, we are no longer satisfied to be passive consumers of technology, we want to build, deploy that technology at scale as well.”

President Kagame

[Dr Guy Karema, PhD @guykarema]

🔴 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗳 à 𝗹𝗮 𝘁ê𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗹’𝗜𝗔 𝗱𝗲 𝗹’𝗢𝗡𝗨

L’ONU, à travers l’Union internationale des télécommunications (UIT), vient de lancer une Commission mondiale sur l’intelligence artificielle pour le bien commun. Cette initiative vise à renforcer la confiance dans l’IA, à élargir son accès et à accélérer son impact positif sur les grands défis mondiaux tels que la santé, l’éducation, le climat et la réduction des inégalités. La commission a été officiellement présentée début juillet 2026 à Genève, lors du sommet AI for Good.

Le président rwandais @PaulKagame a été choisi comme coprésident de cette commission, aux côtés de Marc Benioff, PDG de Salesforce. Cette nomination illustre la volonté d’intégrer la voix du Sud global dans la gouvernance mondiale de l’IA. Le Rwanda, pionnier en Afrique avec une politique nationale sur l’IA adoptée en 2023 et l’organisation du premier sommet africain sur l’IA en 2025, apparaît ainsi comme un acteur clé dans la réflexion internationale sur l’usage responsable des technologies émergentes.

La commission, qui tiendra sa première réunion officielle du 7 au 10 juillet 2026 à Genève, n’a pas de pouvoir contraignant mais émettra des recommandations et des engagements volontaires. Elle se concentrera sur la sécurité de l’IA, la réduction de la fracture numérique (près de 2,2 milliards de personnes restent hors ligne) et la coopération internationale. Le rôle de Kagame souligne l’importance croissante de l’Afrique dans les débats sur l’avenir de l’intelligence artificielle et son potentiel à transformer les sociétés.

[Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער @gidonsaar]

Welcome to Jerusalem @RwandaMFA FM @onduhungirehe.

Today we signed agreements to expand cooperation in development, innovation and education, strengthening the partnership between our nations.

We also discussed Israel’s security challenges and the U.S. brokered peace agreement between Rwanda and the DRC, and the importance of its implementation.

We are two nations with painful histories, remarkable resilience, and an unwavering determination to build a better future for our people. 🇮🇱🇷🇼

[Alex Mvuka, Ph.D. @AlexMvuka]

Quand l’oppresseur se présente comme le représentant de ses victimes: Déconstruire les contre-vérités de @PatrickMuyaya sur @RFI

1. Mr Muyaya, Minembwe est habité par les Banyamulenge et non par des Rwandais. Il n'existe aucune route directe entre le Rwanda et Minembwe. Toute ambulance en provenance du Rwanda et à destination de Minembwe est contrainte d'emprunter l'itinéraire suivant : Ruberizi, Sange, Uvira, Baraka, Fizi, puis Mulima, avant d'atteindre Minembwe. L'ensemble de ces localités est contrôlé par les FARDC.

2. Le Rwanda ne se présente pas comme le protecteur des Banyamulenge/Tutsi. Il se préoccupe des menaces sécuritaires pesant sur son territoire, notamment en raison du soutien de Kinshasa aux FDLR, ainsi que des déclarations des présidents Tshisekedi et Ndayishimiye évoquant un changement de régime à Kigali. Ces menaces sont liées aux politiques de haine ethnique contre le Tutsi congolais.

3. Les tensions et les discours de haine visant les Banyamulenge/Tutsi en RDC ont également un impact direct sur le Rwanda, dans la mesure où Kinshasa perçois le Rwanda comme un pays associé aux Tutsi.

4. Le Rwanda appelle régulièrement Kinshasa à mettre fin aux persécutions visant les Tutsi car il est lui-même un pays marqué par le génocide des Tutsi. Cette persecution de Tutsi congolais est lié à cette menace sécuritaire contre le Rwanda.

5. À Minembwe, le gouvernement de Kinshasa a bombardé l’hôpital principal ainsi que des centres de santé. Monsieur Muyaya, avez vous une position morale et sentiment de compassion envers Minembwe?.

6. Kinshasa a toujours promis au Burundi et aux FDLR d’utiliser les Hauts Plateaux et Minembwe comme base pour attaquer le Rwanda. Mais la condition a toujours été celle de procéder à un nettoyage ethnique contre les Banyamulenge.

Parlant de la stigimatisation de Banyamulenge Mr @PatrickMuyaya Kinshasa détient plus de 1 000 prisonniers de faciès (Tutsi) - ce ne pas Kigali.

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1. Neuf années les villages banyamulenge ont été transformés en camps assiégés, sans possibilité d'entrée ni de sortie, et privés de toute aide humanitaire. Le responsable est Kinshasa pas le Rwanda.

2. Neuf années de destruction systématique ayant réduit plus de 90 % des villages banyamulenge en ruines. Les responsables sont: la coalition de l'armee congolaise et les Mayi Mayi. Pas le Rwanda.

3. Neuf années de pillage systématique d'environ 700 000 têtes de bétail appartenant aux Banyamulenge. Les responsables sont: la coalition de l'armee congolaise et les Mayi Mayi. Pas le Rwanda.

4. Neuf années de massacres ciblés de milliers de civils banyamulenge innocents. Les responsables sont: la coalition de l'armee congolaise et les Mayi Mayi. Pas le Rwanda.

5. Neuf années de chasse à l'homme contre les Banyamulenge menée par la coalition des FARDC, des Maï-Maï et de l'armée burundaise.

6. Neuf années de bombardements indiscriminés de villages banyamulenge dans l'ensemble des Hauts Plateaux, en particulier dans la région de Minembwe. Par la coalition des FARDC, des Maï-Maï et de l'armée burundaise.

7. Neuf années d'arrestations arbitraires de milliers de jeunes Banyamulenge, suivies de leur transfert vers les prisons de Kinshasa. Par la coalition des FARDC, des Maï-Maï et de l'armée burundaise.

8. Neuf années de discours de haine et d'incitation à la violence visant les Banyamulenge. Par la coalition des FARDC, des Maï-Maï.

9. Neuf années de tentatives de nettoyage ethnique et de déracinement des Banyamulenge de leurs terres ancestrales. Par la coalition des FARDC, des Maï-Maï et de l'armée burundaise.

En fin....

Pendant les négociations de paix à Luanda, Nairobi, Doha et Washington, Kinshasa n’a jamais cessé de bombarder les villages banyamulenge à l’aide de drones. Aucun autre territoire n’est ciblé. Le Burundi a déployé plus de 18 000 troupes militaires, tout simplement parce que les habitants sont tutsis.

[Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning @RwandaFinance]

As we celebrate #Kwibohora32, we honor our heroes and renew our commitment to building a resilient economy and a prosperous Rwanda for generations to come.

[Dr. Jean Damascene BIZIMANA @DrDamascene]

He who laughs last laughs best, as the saying goes.

@chastegahunde, an activist denying the genocide committed against the Tutsi, residing in France, is not only a denier, he is a perpetrator of the genocide. The acts he committed individually in 1994 in Rwanda are of appalling gravity. Born on June 4, 1977, in Mabanza Commune, Kibuye Prefecture, Mushubati Sector, now Rutsiro District, Mushubati Sector, Chaste Gahunde was a notorious militiaman deeply involved in the genocide. He participated in numerous attacks, constantly armed with a sword that wreaked havoc. Chaste Gahunde was part of a group of killers called IMIHEMBEZO, which included his paternal uncles, Tharcisse Muberuka, who was the leader, and Bayasese Benoît. This militia group, to which Gahunde Chaste, alias Dynamique, belonged, perpetrated numerous attacks that exterminated Tutsis in the Mushubati, Buhinga, and Rubengera sectors in 1994.
Below are some of these deadly attacks by the notorious militiaman Gahunde Chaste:

1) On April 8, 1994, Chaste Gahunde participated in the criminal attack on a place called Ku Gashengero, located near his parents' home. In this attack, the entire Murari family—his wife and their five children—were killed. Gahunde is responsible.

2) On April 9, 1994, the militia group to which Gahunde Chaste belonged attacked the Kamugundu family and killed his wife, Nyirafaranga Hélène.

3) On April 10, 1994, the same group of militiamen, led by Gahunde Chaste, killed a man named Saruviri André, took his cows, slaughtered them, and ate them.

4) On April 11, 1994, the group of militiamen, including Gahunde Chaste, attacked a pickup truck rented by a prominent Tutsi man named Boniface Gasirabo, driven by the driver Gasana, as he attempted to leave Mushubati to escape the attacks, hoping to take refuge at the Mabanza town hall. Chaste Gahunde and his gang intercepted the vehicle, shot two women named Cassilde and Vénantie, and killed them instantly. In a tragic incident, Vénantie had just given birth to a one-day-old baby. Gahunde Chaste's group of killers, after murdering the mother, threw the infant to the ground, where the innocent child starved to death while Gahunde and his fellow killers watched with glee. The same attack also severely injured Ms. Agathe Tuyisenge, who managed to escape through cunning and fortunately survived the militia's carnage.

5) Among his victims, one deserves special attention: young Joseph, nephew of Father Clément Kanyabusozo, parish priest of Mushubati. Joseph was a classmate of Gahunde Chaste. He was dragged from the vehicle by Gahunde Chaste and brutally murdered by being dismembered.

6) The list of Gahunde Chaste's crimes is long, regardless of what he says or does.

In conclusion, Chaste Gahunde, you fled from the crime of genocide you committed against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in Mabanza Commune, but its memory remains and will remain. Your denials and attacks against those involved in the reconstruction of Rwanda are like a flash in the pan, burning only for a moment before ultimately being extinguished forever. Harabaye ntihakabe.

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

"Rwanda is proud to host this inaugural Convention, and proud to position Kigali as a hub for South-South and Triangular Cooperation — a place where peer learning is structured, where good practices are documented and adapted, not simply admired, and where countries of the Global South can engage one another as equals in pursuit of shared prosperity." Minister @onduhungirehe | Inaugural Convention on South-South & Triangular Cooperation

[Facts On Rwanda @FactsOnRwanda]

RWANDA

RWANDA EMERGES AS KEY U.S. DEFENCE MINERALS SUPPLIER

Rwanda has strengthened its position in global critical mineral supply chains after Trinity Metals announced that exports from its Nyakabingo Tungsten Mine now account for up to 20% of U.S. monthly primary tungsten concentrate consumption. More than 320 tonnes of high-grade concentrate have been shipped to the United States since 2025, supporting defence and industrial manufacturing.

The milestone comes as Washington seeks alternative sources amid Chinese export restrictions, elevating Rwanda's strategic importance in securing critical minerals for Western markets. #FactsOnRwanda

[Bojana Coulibaly, Ph.D. @CoulibalyBojana]

The presence of the #FDLR executive & former genocidaire Callixte Mbarushimana at the appeal trial of Rwamucyo is a serious indicator that the threat against the Tutsi & against Rwanda is real & remains the major driver of conflict today in the region.
https://t.co/lnWDXQo9kY

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

In Cape Town, South Africa, Minister @onduhungirehe
participated in the launch of the Rwanda Energy Compact at the Africa Energy Forum.

In his remarks, he highlighted Rwanda’s remarkable energy journey—from just 43MW and 1% electricity access in 1994 to over 84% access today.

He also reaffirmed Rwanda’s commitment to achieving universal energy access by 2030 through a fully costed $3 billion plan to double generation capacity and mobilize $1 billion in private investment.

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

"This is an important visit that is aimed at normalising our relations[...] we had challenges in our past but there were engagements at the highest level between the two heads of states and we had agreed since last year that we will have this ministerial visit in Pretoria to discuss the challenges on how to normalise our relations"

Minister @onduhungirehe talks about his visit to the Republic of South Africa in an interview with @SABCNews

⤵️ watch the full interview📽️

[Facts On Rwanda @FactsOnRwanda]

RWANDA 🇷🇼🇳🇬 NIGERIA
https://t.co/ohezP9Zdaa

Nigerian officials have today officially flaged-off the Nigeria–East and Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor in partnership with RwandAir, providing direct, affordable access for Nigerian businesses to Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, alongside expanded options into Kenya and South Africa as part of implementing Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). #FactsOnRwanda

[Dr. Dash @dr_dash250]

The African country that is safer than United States of America 🇺🇸 and United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Welcome to Rwanda.

[Facts On Rwanda @FactsOnRwanda]

RWANDA

Rwanda has appointed top military generals as ambassadors to China, Israel, and Poland, while also opening a new embassy in Spain. Amid shifting global security and geopolitical dynamics, the move marks one of the most significant military-oriented diplomatic deployments in Rwanda's recent history, signaling a strategic push to deepen security, defense, and economic ties with some of the world's leading military and geopolitical powers. #FactsOnRwanda

[African Development Bank Group @AfDB_Group]

Physical infrastructure alone is not enough to make cross-border economic corridors function effectively. Regulatory harmonisation, institutional coordination, and regional governance are vital to cut transit times, open markets, and deliver development results across African borders.

Join us at #AfDBEvalWeek from 15 to 17 June.  

➡️ https://t.co/08iIlTA0oK

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Confronting historical responsibilities requires real courage, because it generates fierce opposition by those with a case to answer. You need a strong sense of humanity to see it through. President Macron, I want to commend you on both counts: courage and humanity.

You acknowledged that France could have stopped the genocide, but did not. In response, I described your words as something more valuable than an apology: namely, the truth. This door was first opened by President Nicolas Sarkozy, and I wish to commend him today.

The Genocide against the Tutsi was foreseeable, and in fact foreseen, and France was in a unique position to observe and to act. It took too long for France to come to terms with its role, causing additional pain. And on some points, we still have not found consensus. I fully understand the feelings of those survivors and advocates, who remain dissatisfied with the official record. But I believe that our common work has initiated a journey towards truth, which is irreversible.

And France was not alone in falling short, far from it. Many other countries did so as well, but none has gone as far as France in setting the record straight and accepting its part in the tragedy.” President Kagame | Inauguration of Monument in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Dear Filip Reyntjens!

I find it a bit curious that you judge so easily on people you dont know. Have we met? This is what you will expect from social media trolls, not from a respected professor.

The observations I have made in Kigali speak for themselves. Any twelve year old can see that streets are clean, that there are few potholes and many pavements and that everyone wear helmet. No deep analysis is needed for this. That Rwanda is safe is well known.

I have never claimed to be an expert on Rwanda. But I have visited the country many times, starting after the genocide in 1994. I have read any number of books on Rwandan history, the genocide in particular. I was also involved in the peace process in neighboring Burundi, with then president Nkurunziza and other actors.

I have over the years visited 40 African countries, all struggling to bring development. That gives perspective to recognize the unique progress of Rwanda in recent decades.

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

Statement on Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at House Hearing.

🔗Read more: https://t.co/Y71sseR6FG

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Kigali - the cleanest city in the world - inspiring us all!

There is no city like Kigali, the capital of Rwanda 🇷🇼.

During my visit this week I didnt see one piece of garbage in the streets. Not the tiniest plastic product!!!!

Every single person riding a motorbike, even all passengers, wear helmet. We traveled fours hours by car to northeast Rwanda. There was not one pothole. Streets in Kigali have pavements.

This is what we may be used to expect in East Asia. But in Africa? A city of two million which is clean as a pristine mountain creek?

Added a city which its completely safe. A girl can walk any street at night without fear.

How did this miracle happen? Coming out of the horrible genocide of 1994, a new Rwanda was created. There is no rocket science. It’s about the brilliant leadership of President Paul Kagame and about the hard work and the discipline of the Rwandan people.

What is inspiring is this: If Rwanda can, all of Africa can.
If Rwanda can, all of the Global South can.

[Karitas Karisimbi @KaritasKarisim2]

I would like to share a personal reflection on the ongoing conversations around citizenship, identity, and public service in Uganda. I was born and raised in Uganda. It is the country that shaped me, educated me, gave me opportunities, and allowed me to serve to the best of my ability. When my Ugandan passport was revoked years ago, it was one of the most difficult experiences of my life. It felt deeply personal and, at the time, heartbreaking. I was asked to choose between aspects of my identity that, to me, had never been in conflict. After much reflection, I decided that what mattered most was my ability to continue living, working, and contributing to the country I call home. I subsequently obtained a Rwandan passport and a work permit. While the process brought inconvenience and frustration, it never stopped me from continuing to work, build, contribute, and serve alongside fellow Ugandans. Though I am of Rwandan heritage, I have always considered myself Ugandan in every meaningful sense of the word, having lived here my entire life. That experience taught me an important lesson: service to one’s country is not measured solely by the passport one carries, but by the contribution one makes, the values one upholds, and the commitment one demonstrates to the people around them. As we debate recent appointments and questions of citizenship, I believe our focus should remain on competence, integrity, service, and the value individuals can bring to Uganda. Institutions responsible for appointments should be allowed to perform their duties, while the rest of us assess leaders by the impact they make.
Uganda’s story has always been one of diverse communities, cultures, and histories living alongside one another. Our identities are often more interconnected than we sometimes acknowledge. That diversity should be a source of strength rather than division. I also wish to say this respectfully: those who seek to inflame tensions or claim to speak for all Banyarwanda do not speak for me. I have never denied my heritage, nor have I ever stopped loving Uganda. The loss of a passport did not diminish my affection for this country or my desire to contribute to its future. We are a peaceful people. We are neighbours, colleagues, friends, and family members. The conversations we have today will shape the country our children inherit tomorrow. Let us therefore choose wisdom over anger, unity over division, and dialogue over suspicion. I love Uganda, and I remain grateful for all it has given me. I also remember a time when many people of Rwandan heritage living in Uganda felt unable to openly acknowledge that part of who they were. We have made significant progress since then. Let us not move backwards. Let us continue building a society where people are judged by their character, contribution, and commitment to the common good.
Peace, respect, and togetherness must always come first #peace #respect #love #understanding