Rwanda High Commission in Singapore

This afternoon, High Commissioner Henri Jado Uwihanganye will give an interview live on 4EB 98.1 FM where he discusses Rwanda-Australia relations, education opportunities available in Australia for Rwandans and the benefits of Rwanda’s membership in the Commonwealth, among other topics. Tune in live: https://bit.ly/4bA1tFw

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We are sharing our heartfelt invitation to join us for our Kwibuka event as we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda.

🗓Date: Sat, 11 May 2024

It is with great honour that at this event, the unveiling of a special Kwibuka memorial serving as a poignant reminder of the lives lost, the courage of the survivors, and the enduring spirit of resilience and reconciliation of the Rwandan people, will take place.

The commemoration and unveiling ceremony will be a moment of reflection, remembrance, and renewal as we come together as a community to honour the memory of those who perished and reaffirm our commitment to never again.

‘Never Again’ to Genocide anywhere in the world.

During commemoration in Auckland, NZ, the Governor-General of New Zealand, the Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, shared her perspective on the painstaking and grim nature of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

“Remember, unite, renew.”

Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Minubumwe - Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement Consulate General of the Republic of Rwanda in Australia Andrew Bayly MP IBUKA Freddy Mutanguha Philibert Gakwenzire Paul Rukesha Honore Gatera Umwana w'Umwami

Today, members of the diplomatic corps, government officials, the Rwandan community, and friends of gathered in Auckland, New Zealand, to pay tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

New Zealand Governor-General, Her Excellency The Right Honorable Dame Cindy Kiro, spoke at the event.

She noted that the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi “[...] showed us the terrible dangers, not only of intolerance but also of ambivalence and inaction”.



Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Minubumwe - Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement Rwandan Community Abroad Queensland Inc - RCA Queensland Consulate General of the Republic of Rwanda in Australia Andrew Bayly MP

Tomorrow, in Auckland, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro will join members of the Rwandan community in NZ in a solemn event to mark the 30th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in .

H.E. The Right Honourable Dame Cindy will speak alongside Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, High Commissioner of Rwanda to New Zealand, Andrew Bayly MP, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Colin Keating, former New Zealand Permanent Representative to the United Nations.



Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Minubumwe - Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement

This morning, High Commissioner Jean De Dieu UWIHANGANYE met with Simon Bridges, the CEO of Auckland Business Chamber and held discussions which, inter alia, centred on possible partnership between Rwanda Private Sector Federation and Auckland Business Chamber.

Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Ruzibiza Stephen Kabeera Eric Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Private Sector Federation Rwanda PSF

Today, High Commissioner Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye received a courtesy call from H.E. Alexandre Tilman, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Discussions centred around issues of mutual interest, at the bilateral and international levels.

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During our commemorative event held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore to mark the 30th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, our distinguished panellists shared their testimonies and perspectives:

In Singapore, during the 30th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, our distinguished panellists shared their testimonies and perspectives:

Jean Nepo Sibomana: "In 1991, that’s when they started exercising what they had planned onto our families. We had to leave our homes and stay in a church, for about two weeks until the government forced us to come back around 1991. Since then, I can’t remember a single day when I slept in the house with my family. During the day, it was okay. You could go to school, but once you came back home, you had to sleep in the bush”.

Linda Melvern: " The UK, the UK and France from the very first adamantly refused any help at all. And extraordinary, at the end of April, on the 29th, there was an 8-hour debate in the Council about whether or not to use the word genocide in relation to Rwanda. It stands as one of the most shameful episodes, I'm afraid, in the history of the Security Council. The US in UK and France, for reasons which have never been explained properly, denied what the whole world knew was happening. This is an international failure through the UN Security Council".

Justice Jonathan Moses: "International community didn’t cover itself in glory, to put it mildly, at the time of the genocide”.

Today, in Canberra, High Commissioner Jean De Dieu Uwihanganye met with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tim Watts on the sidelines of a lunch hosted for African Heads of Mission.

Discussions centred around bilateral relations between and , as well as African relations with Australia.

Hon. Tim Watts reiterated Australia's statement on the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Tim Watts MP Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Consulate General of the Republic of Rwanda in Australia

Today, Jean Nepo Sibomana, a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, who was given the National Unity Award in 2022 in recognition of his contribution towards nation-building, will speak during at Parliament House in Canberra.

Speaking to The Australian Newspaper on Saturday, Sibomana said genocide survivors want to see the perpetrators face justice, including those believed to be living in Australia.

Genocide survivor rallies support for Rwandans’ future Jean Nepomuscene Sibomana was only 11 years old in April 1994 when he narrowly escaped a massacre, which killed his whole family and thousands of other Tutsis, by hiding in a Catholic Church in his home town in eastern Rwanda.

📰 Moody’s Upgrades Rwanda’s Outlook To Stable.

The economy grew by 9.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, following 8.2% growth in 2022.

Moody’s cited its positive assessment of the country’s effective institutions and credible policies.

Article: https://www.forbesafrica.com/current-affairs/2023/09/11/moodys-upgrades-rwandas-outlook-to-stable-economy-on-recovery-path/