News - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480409 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Great Lakes region – Conversations between Catherine Colonna and her counterparts from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda (21 Nov. 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/great-lakes-region-conversations-between-catherine-colonna-and-her-counterparts?xtor=RSS-1 Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna spoke with Christophe Lutundula, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on November 20, and with Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, on November 21. The minister reaffirmed France's commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and all the countries of the region. She condemned the current offensives by the (…) 2023-11-21 17:14:33 55523_276448 Rwanda - Flooding (04.05.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-flooding-04-05-23?xtor=RSS-1 In the aftermath of the torrential rains and mudslides that occurred in western Rwanda during the night of May 2-3, leaving more than 120 dead, France offers its condolences to the victims' families. We stand in total solidarity with Rwanda as well as Uganda, which was also affected by this disaster that caused the deaths of at least six people in the southwest of the country. 2023-05-05 08:35:51 55523_273020 Rwanda – Conversation between Catherine Colonna and her counterpart (23 Jun. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-conversation-between-catherine-colonna-and-her-counterpart-23-jun-2022?xtor=RSS-1 Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna spoke today with Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta. During this initial conversation, they discussed the biggest challenges facing the region, starting with the Great Lakes area. The minister expressed France's concern over rising tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She reiterated France's support for the Nairobi Process under the auspices of the East African (…) 2022-06-23 18:05:00 55523_267434 Rwanda - Q&A - (17 Dec. 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-q-a-17-dec-2021?xtor=RSS-1 Q: Do you have any comment following the verdict handed down by the Paris Criminal Court in the trial of Claude Muhayimana, a French-Rwandan national sentenced to 14 years in prison for complicity in genocide? A: We do not comment on court decisions. As President Macron reiterated during his visit to Kigali last May, France is committed to the fight against impunity for those presumed to have been involved in the Rwandan genocide through the international judicial cooperation it maintains (…) 2021-12-17 18:24:06 55523_263261 Rwanda – Donation of nearly 400,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine (Oct. 27, 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-donation-of-nearly-400-000-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-oct-27-2021?xtor=RSS-1 As announced by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian at the African Union-EU ministerial meeting, France is delivering 398,970 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Rwanda today as part of a donation through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) initiative and the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) mechanism. This action reflects the priority given by the President since the start of the pandemic to ensuring that Africa has fair access to vaccines. In addition to (…) 2021-10-28 15:13:21 55523_262183 Rwanda – Visit by Franck Riester (Oct. 27) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-visit-by-franck-riester-oct-27?xtor=RSS-1 Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is in Rwanda today. This visit, part of our effort to strengthen relations with Rwanda, follows yesterday's meeting in Kigali between Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and President Paul Kagame. Mr. Riester will meet with Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. Accompanied by a delegation of French (…) 2021-10-27 20:15:42 55523_262168 Rwanda - Speech by President Emmanuel Macron at the Kigali Genocide Memorial (Kigali, 27 May 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-speech-by-president-emmanuel-macron-at-the-kigali-genocide-memorial?xtor=RSS-1 [Check against delivery] “Only those who crossed the night can tell it.” Those are the words, loaded with gravity and dignity, that resonate here, at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi. To tell of that night. These words summon up a profound silence. The silence of more than a million men, women and children who are no longer here to tell of that interminable eclipse of humanity, those hours when everything fell silent. They tell us of the desperate race of the victims, their flight (…) 2021-05-27 16:08:38 55523_259079 Rwanda – Meeting between Jean-Yves Le Drian and his counterpart (17 May 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-meeting-between-jean-yves-le-drian-and-his-counterpart-17-may-2021?xtor=RSS-1 Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, received Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda, on May 17. The minister discussed prospects for opening a new chapter in our bilateral relations with Rwanda and underscored the efforts aimed at convergence toward a common understanding of the genocide of the Tutsis. The minister underscored France's support in the areas of health, infrastructure and digital affairs, (…) 2021-05-17 17:57:15 55523_258832 Rwanda – Tutsi Genocide (19 Apr. 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-tutsi-genocide-19-apr-2021?xtor=RSS-1 On the occasion of the submission of the report requested by the Rwandan authorities, France welcomes a further step leading gradually towards a common historical understanding and shares the desire expressed by the Rwandan authorities to build a new chapter in relations between France and Rwanda. 2021-04-20 11:39:17 55523_258021 Rwanda - Archives of the French Presidency - Press Release (Elysée Palace, 7 Apr. 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/rwanda/news/article/rwanda-archives-of-the-french-presidency-press-release-elysee-palace-7-apr-2021?xtor=RSS-1 The President of the Republic has decided, by general derogation, to open the presidential archives of Mr François Mitterrand concerning Rwanda between 1990 and 1994, and which are now freely accessible. In accordance with his intention, which was already made public, this access includes the archives of Mr Edouard Balladur, former Prime Minister. Finally, and by the same decision, all documents cited in the report by the Commission chaired by Mr Vincent Duclert have also been made (…) 2021-04-08 11:52:00 55523_257692