Ben Brian

Living out what God has ordained

[Paul Kagame @PaulKagame]

To the young people of #Rwanda, being young is not enough. You cannot afford to waste any opportunity. Do not let the fear of failure or taking risks stand in the way of who you can be. Claim your rightful place in the world, no one will hand it to you

[Jessica Mwiza @jessicamwiza]

On April 7, 2025, President Paul Kagame stood before his nation in Kigali. He spoke of colonial racial fabrication, of abandonment. He told Rwandans to die fighting rather than accept the erasure of their history.

🔹That speech became the starting point of one of my doctoral research papers, which I am currently working on.
I study what happens after genocide; who gets to decide how it is remembered, who was responsible, and whose version of the past counts.

🔹You would think that after a million Tutsi are killed, acknowledgment follows naturally, but it doesn’t. Sociologist Jeffrey Alexander calls that assumption the «naturalistic fallacy. » Recognition has to be built and fought for. And whether that fight succeeds depends on who holds the power to control narrative.

🔹My paper introduces what I call the postcolonial memoryscape; the symbolic battleground where former colonies and former colonial powers fight over the meaning of their shared violent past. That battleground is never level; France and Belgium still hold Security Council seats and/ or media infrastructure, academic publishing, diplomatic channels. Beyond economic power, they hold epistemic power; the power to define what counts as truth.

➡️Kagame’s speech was a refusal of that power. When he said Rwandans should die fighting rather than accept erasure, he was making an epistemic claim: you do not get to tell us what happened to us.

🔹The question driving my research extends to every former colony fighting for the right to narrate its own history. Congo and Belgium. Algeria and France. Namibia and Germany. Indigenous nations and settler states everywhere.

I presented this work at UVA this week. Sharing it here as usual because these conversations belong beyond the walls of academia.
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#Kwibuka #EpistemicJustice

[Ben Brian @shema1st]

You are safe with God, learn to be safe with you.... Enjoy the freedom, remember freedom is not for cowards, it takes courage to be free.

[Ministry of ICT and Innovation | Rwanda @RwandaICT]

We’ve launched Innovate Rwanda, a national platform designed to connect startups, investors, talent, and ecosystem partners to strengthen Rwanda’s innovation ecosystem.

Read more: https://t.co/IZYj0g25ZK

@InnovateRw

[Rwanda Social Security Board @RSSB_Rwanda]

This morning, RSSB, alongside RDB and KIFC, hosted a Strategic Investor Roundtable on the sidelines of the Inclusive Fintech Forum.

The session convened global investors and Rwanda’s investment ecosystem leaders to discuss Rwanda’s investment landscape and explore opportunities for expanding investments across Rwanda & Africa.

#IFF2026

[Rwanda Development Board @RDBrwanda]

Yesterday, RDB CEO @afrika_jean participated in a panel discussion on Rwanda's strategy to attract global capital, enhance the investment climate, and support national development goals, alongside @BRDBank CEO @stellarusine and Bobby Pittman, the Board Chair and Founding Partner at Kupanda Capital.

The session, held at @norrskenEA in Kigali, convened a visiting Dialog delegation, a leadership network composed of senior global leaders from the investment, technology, policy, and development sectors.

[François Nkulikiyimfura @FNimfura]

Successful business roundtable with more than 100 participants including business leaders and tour operators from #Italy, all looking to invest in #Rwanda.

Grazie mille a tutti partecipanti e al nostro console onorario a #Roma Enrico @consolatorwanda.

Ruanda e aperta e pronta ad accogliere tutti visitatori e investitori.

[Ben Brian @shema1st]

"Rwanda will not be found wanting. I assure you of that. Our only objective is, and has always been, for our country to be safe and secure, after having endured so much tragedy. We now only want to look forward, in confident expectation of a prosperous and stable future.” Pk

[Rwanda in USA @RwandaInUSA]

On the sidelines of the #WBGmeetings in Washington DC, the US hosted a high-level roundtable meeting drawing together key stakeholders involved in Rwanda-DRC peace and economic agreements. Meeting focused on ways these partners can support efforts to bring economic prosperity to the region anchored on mutual collaboration!

[Ben Brian @shema1st]

@wasac_rwanda how is it possible that in 2025, in Kanombe. we can go a whole week without water? This is not normal, not right, and honestly, it's ridiculous. People deserve better. What’s going on?
Ibintu nkibi biracyabaho koko? @Dr_JimmyGasore

[Ben Brian @shema1st]

Excellent!

[Atlético de Madrid @atletienglish]

A story begins today 🌍❤️

[Jean-Guy K. Afrika @afrika_jean]

@visitrwanda_now expands its global footprint with a landmark partnership with Atlético de Madrid. This reflects Rwanda’s ambition to become a premier global hub for investment, tourism, and sports. Atlético’s values of resilience, discipline, and excellence align with Rwanda’s national ethos and transformation journey. Together, we will showcase Rwanda as a destination for investors, a unique experience for travelers, and a platform to nurture young African talent through sport.

[Paris Saint-Germain @PSG_inside]

The next chapter awaits.

[Philip Lucky @luckyphilip1]

Rwanda is ranked the safest investment destination in the region, with a risk score of 5.11, according to the Africa Risk Index by Control Risks and Oxford Economics. More details 👇

https://t.co/RBblmuJTaw

[Rwanda Development Board @RDBrwanda]

Today, on the sidelines of the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, @RwandaGov officials and private sector hosted an #InvestInRwanda🇷🇼 luncheon with high-net-worth individuals based in Singapore.

The Rwandan delegation presented the country's favourable business environment and investment opportunities across sectors such as motorsports and hospitality.

Rwanda will also host the 2024 @fia Awards this December.

#SingaporeGP #VisitRwanda @RwandaSingapore

[The New Times (Rwanda) @NewTimesRwanda]

President Kagame on #Rwanda's investment environment: "When people put their money in Rwanda, the expected returns actually happen and sometimes even exceed what people were expecting."

https://t.co/nBIiBD6MQ2

[Benji Newman @acebenji]

I don’t believe in being "fully “ready” for anything. Sometimes, you just have to take a leap of faith and allow God to lead. You’ll learn as you go.

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

Word for the week:

"But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green."

Jeremiah 17

[Alex Ntare @antale]

That clarity of vision has not changed 30+ years on. #kwibohora30
#foundations of nation building; discipline, sacrifice, Patriotism #msingi wa chama
Now the more reason for #ToraKagame24 #InkotanyiCyane

[The New Times (Rwanda) @NewTimesRwanda]

Through strategic partnerships, skills development, and sustainable finance, @Kigali_IFC has established itself as a pillar of stability and progress in regional financial sector over the past four years.

Here's what to know.

https://t.co/D9gRhgnDUF