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Happy Women’s Month! I got to share my experience of owning a business in Rwanda with @Essence for their story on Black American Women Building Businesses in Africa! Owning a business is never easy but there is no place I would rather do it than Rwanda! essence.com/news/money-car…

I am so excited for what you are building in Rwanda for the continent and world @iamgaidi and aoa.school team!!!! 🧮

I love this series! Thank you @Judicaelle_

It's day 7 of sharing African women who shaped the political and social fabric of our continent yet you may or may not know them. Today I am talking about Rebecca Allen Namugenze Mukasa, also known as Rebecca Mulira, was a Ugandan women's rights advocate and social activist. But mostly she was a panafrican and one of the pioneers of the Panafrican organization of African women in Addis Ababa in 1962 alongside Aoua Keita I talked on Day 3 Those who knew Rebecca described her as relentless. Again it takes relentlessness to be a woman in politics alongside your husband in the 50s and 60s while consistently asserting your own voice and individuality not as a wife of but as an activist yourself. Rebecca's legacy in Uganda is known in different women organizations she worked with, women councils she chaired and the social activism she carried within the government. And yet so little is also known about her. As we know women are not written properly in history, let alone African women

@DodoPicard 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Honoured to be part of Rwanda’s delegation at the Universal Periodic Review. Grateful for the opportunity to engage in open dialogue, share progress, and contribute to the ongoing strengthening of governance and human rights. #UPR #Rwanda

If there is a sport any sport and they do a large scale championship match, race or series… it will come to Rwanda. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but it will. Oh and if it is annual expect it will come and return. THE HANDBALL CUP OF NATIONS IS HERE!!

When back streets for the back streets have traffic…. #Kigali we were so spoiled for years. Now we know what the T word is. Okay, Lagos, LA, Nairobi I know we are dramatic but for us this is dramatic. You know we are suburban kids.

10% of NBA players come from Africa!!! - @cakamanzi 🌍🌍🌍🌍🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

@SamanthaTeta Congratulations Sam!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

The University of Rwanda is our pride, a place of possibility that prepared those who have built our country & continues to mould those who will carry it forward. I’m so deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Board & contribute to the institution’s long-term vision.

“Even in difficult times, don’t waste that time, learn from it. There are lots of lessons in difficult times. There should be lessons in good times too, meaning just don’t pass the day, and the year like that. Take something from it and associate it with a purpose, meaning a purpose of your life.” President Kagame | ASG Matriculation Ceremony.

“That moment has already passed. What I am going to say next is what I have control over.” - @forever_etania #BeyondTheStage @seevafrica

“When you love yourself, the confidence will come.” - @forever_etania #BeyondTheStage @seevafrica

@SamanthaTeta “Every city find its own rhythm.”👏🏾👏🏾London & NYC are late night cities but LA closes at 2 AM AND Kigali is only here to dance to its own beat. Also nightlife is fun but it is not what creates sustainability, self-reliance, or self-determination for the nation’s long-term goals.

If you want to compare, many cities including Tokyo, Singapore & Dubai maintain rules around nightlife, yet host some of the world’s largest festivals, conferences & creative industries. Every city finds its own rhythm. Kigali is doing that by building a vibrant economy, grounded in forward-looking public policy. The city has found a way to balance nightlife with its other priorities & wider responsibilities to residents. Anyone with eyes can see that Rwanda's investment in entertainment is working & has huge potential. As with everything else in our governance, this policy sits within a broader framework that ties progress to public safety & community well-being. To think that we can’t do both is simply a failure of imagination. The idea that Kigali needs to mimic cities like London or Ottawa is strange because these cities introduced such measures to fix decades of dysfunction, public complaints & other concerns we don't share. Ultimately, development is not just about what we build; it’s about how we live. Kigali is a dope place to be at any hour. There is no doubt that our options in nightlife, festivals, & entertainment will continue to grow & will do so within a framework that protects what makes Kigali special: its safety & care for everyone who lives here.

@reg_rwanda Thank You for your swift response.

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One of the biggest gifts Rwanda has given me is patience. 🧘🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️

Yes please…

“We should view mental health as a resource that helps us build very strong foundations.” - @cakamanzi

“I believe one of the most important ways to empower women is show them how to make choices. In a lot of societies choices for women are still a privilege.” - @cakamanzi @katespadeny #AbahiziRwanda

“The starting point is finding who you are and being able to embrace who you are.” - @nmukazayire @katespadeny #AbahiziRwanda