Rwanda in India

President Kagame attends President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s inauguration.

Today at Unity Stadium in Kintélé, President Kagame joined Heads of State and other leaders from across the African continent for the inauguration ceremony of President Denis Sassou Nguesso @SassouNGuesso_ of the Republic of Congo who begins a new five-year mandate.

This evening, Rwanda received an award from @WorldBankGroup recognizing its strong performance on the newly launched Human Capital Index+ (HCI+), after emerging as a top performer relative to its income level. The award was presented by @MamtaMurthi , Vice President for People at the World Bank. The HCI+ uses data on health, education, and employment outcomes to assess how effectively countries translate investments into productivity highlighting Rwanda’s sustained gains in health, learning, and skills development.

This evening at Le Palais du Peuple in Brazzaville, President Kagame met with President-Elect @SassouNGuesso_ ahead of his inauguration tomorrow. The two leaders discussed the already existing excellent relations between the two countries, continental issues of importance, and collaboration in key sectors to further enhance the existing ties. The President wished his Congolese counterpart success in his new mandate.

This afternoon, President Kagame arrived in Brazzaville for tomorrow’s inauguration ceremony of President-elect @SassouNGuesso_ of the Republic of Congo. The President was received by Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso.

En visite à u Caire, le Ministre @JoNsengimana, Envoyé spécial, a été reçu par Dr Abdelaziz Konsowa, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique. Il a transmis un message du Président Paul Kagame sollicitant le soutien de l’Égypte à la candidature de Louise Mushikiwabo à un nouveau mandat à la tête de l’OIF, reçu au nom du Président Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Les échanges ont également porté sur le renforcement de la coopération en enseignement supérieur, notamment les partenariats interuniversitaires, la recherche appliquée et le développement de l’EFTP.

En visite au Tchad, le Ministre @onduhungirehe, Envoyé spécial de S.E. le Président Paul Kagame, a été reçu en audience par S.E.M. le Président Maréchal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. À cette occasion, il lui a remis une lettre de son homologue sollicitant le soutien du Tchad à la candidature de la Secrétaire générale de l’OIF, Louise Mushikiwabo, à un nouveau mandat.

#Kwibuka32 mu Buhinde. Ubuhanzi ni umuyoboro mwiza wo gusigasira amateka ya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi. Ni intwaro kandi ikomeye mu kurwanya abasibanganya ibimenyetso bya Jenoside, abayihakana n’abayipfobya. Twibuke twiyubaka!

President Kagame also met with Prof. Chaloka Beyani, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to the Secretary-General, on the sidelines of the national #Kwibuka32 remembrance activities. Their discussions focused on the collective responsibility of the international community in identifying and responding to early warning signs of genocide, drawing on the lessons of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received Hon. @AmbDaniDayan, Chairperson of @yadvashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Hon. Dayan is in Kigali to participate in the national #Kwibuka32 Remembrance Ceremony and the International Conference on Genocide Prevention. Their discussion centered on the power of commemoration in rebuilding and unifying nations after genocide, and its critical role in combating genocide denial.

Remembrance must travel beyond memory & shape how we act today: UNRC 🇮🇳 @stefan_priesner said as he joined @RwandainIndia H/Commissioner @MUKANGIRA1, @MEAIndia Secretary (ER) Sudhakar Dalela & @KellyinDelhi to reflect on the Genocide against the Tutsi at #Kwibuka32 in New Delhi

I thank over 650 Guests who joined us last evening, for the somber moment to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Thx also to the Students of KIET & Bal Bharati School,for their great performances on Kwibuka32. NEVER AGAIN must be a call to Action!

The young generation have crucial role in fighting Genocide denial and trivialisation. Research and clarification on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda disarm empty, false narrative of the deniers #Kwibuka32 in India @Unity_MemoryRw @BBPSNoida

#Kwibuka32, New Delhi. Young students @BBPSNoida perform a mourning song “Mudaheranwa”. Resonated Rwanda’s resilience. “…I stepped on broken glasses and didn’t die, I should not be defeated by broken pieces of calabashes..” @Unity_MemoryRw

Aujourd’hui, le Rwanda et le reste du monde commémorent pour la 32ème fois le Génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi en 1994, marquant ainsi le début de la semaine du deuil national. Se souvenir, bâtir, ensemble #Kwibuka32

“We cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past. Genocide ideology is still spreading in our region. Left unchecked, it has the power to take us all backwards again. There are those who claim that Rwanda exaggerates these concerns, or that we have ulterior motives. This is not only false, it exposes the deep cynicism that led to the tragedy we commemorate today.” President Kagame #Kwibuka32

#Kwibuka32 in Delhi:Paintings by High School Students on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda informed many. My msg to them was :"Let us build Tolerance, Peace &Respect for Human Rights.Let us pledge again to say NO to Genocides,NO to Hate speeches&NO to Discrimination"

“Whether here in the country, or outside, especially outside, there are those who have often distorted this history of ours for different reasons. They have a real challenge on their hands if they expect people to change history and tell it differently. What I would say, as Theoneste said, is that times do change, and times have changed. No one will ever die again the way Theoneste was describing it, the way those who died perished, or even the way he himself died, because it was a form of death. The fact that he is here is a form of resurrection. No one will ever die again in this way. You cannot kill a person twice. If you try, the person will kill you before you kill them. As we stand here before you, some people outside mock us and speak about us with contempt, but this whole country, this Rwanda you see before you, cannot die twice. Before you kill Rwanda, Rwanda will strike first. The way you see us here, we cannot die twice. Whether it is us adults, or our younger generation, no one will kill them twice. It is impossible. It will not happen. We will live the way people are supposed to live, the way everyone else lives. And inevitably, we will not ask anyone for permission to live.” President Kagame | #Kwibuka32

“Our lives were worth nothing. That’s fine. For Rwandans, the lessons have been brutal, and have not been forgotten. If our lives do not happen to align with someone else’s interests, they are not worth saving. And so it had to be the Rwandan Patriotic Army that led the Campaign against Genocide, and ended it. Our deepest source of grief, was always that we could not arrive earlier. This is a simple truth of history, which many today still have reservations about acknowledging, for reasons we do not understand. The culture and character of today’s Rwanda Defence Force was forged in those dramatic moments. It guides the conduct of our forces who serve abroad in peacebuilding missions, earning universal respect. Indeed, no sanctions or insult from outside, can ever tarnish the honour and integrity of Rwanda’s defence and security forces, who are among the finest that can be found anywhere.” President Kagame | #Kwibuka32

This evening, President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame joined thousands of Rwandan youth for the annual Walk to Remember and Night Vigil at BK Arena, as part of the #Kwibuka32 remembrance activities, where young Rwandans stand together to uphold the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.