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2022 In Rwanda
Events in the year 2022 in Rwanda. Incumbents * President: Paul Kagame * Prime minister: Édouard Ngirente Events * 13 April - Rwanda asylum plan * 18 June – Nyamagabe bus shooting Scheduled * 20–26 June: 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Ongoing * 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions * COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda References {{Years in Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ... 2020s in Rwanda Years of the 21st century in Rwanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a comparatively high elevation, Rwanda has been given the sobriquet "land of a thousand hills" (), with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the southeast, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. It is the most densely populated mainland African country; among countries larger than 10,000 km2, it is the third-most densely populated country in the world. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Kigali. Hunter-gatherers settled the territory in the Stone Age, Stone and Iron Ages, followed later by Bantu peoples. The population coalesce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Rwanda
This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet. A total of four people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 22 April 2000, after being acting president for nearly a month. Term limits There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Rwanda. The constitutional referendum in 2015 allowed Paul Kagame third seven-year term, and ability to run for further two five-year terms thereafter. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Status Timeline Latest election See also * Politics of Rwanda * List of kings of Rwanda * Vice President of Rwanda * Prime Minister of Rwanda * List of colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame ( ; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded Rwanda in 1990. The RPF was one of the main belligerents of the Rwandan Civil War and was the armed force which ended the 1994's Rwandan genocide. He was since considered Rwanda's '' de facto'' leader while Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu, up to his 2000's election as Rwanda's 4th president and the abolition of the vice-presidential position. Born to a Tutsi family in southern Rwanda that fled to Uganda when he was two years old, Kagame spent the rest of his childhood there during the Rwandan Revolution, which ended Tutsi political dominance. In the 1980s, Kagame fought in Yoweri Museveni's rebel army becoming a senior Ugandan army officer after many military victories led Museveni to the Ugand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Rwanda
The prime minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister is appointed by the List of presidents of Rwanda, president, along with other ministers in the Cabinet of Rwanda, Cabinet. A total of 11 people have served in the office. The incumbent prime minister is Édouard Ngirente, who took office on 30 August 2017. Prime Minister's Office The Prime Minister’s Office is entrusted with assisting the prime minister in the implementation of national policies. List of officeholders This lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. ;Political parties ;Other factions Timeline See also * Politics of Rwanda * List of kings of Rwanda * List of presidents of Rwanda * Vice President of Rwanda * List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi ** List of colonial residents of Rwanda Notes References External linksWorld Statesmen – Rwanda {{Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Ngirente
Édouard Ngirente (born 22 February 1973) is a Rwandan economist and politician. He serves as the Prime Minister of Rwanda, since 30 August 2017, having been appointed by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Background and education Édouard Ngirente was born in Rwanda on February 22, 1973. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Louvain, Belgium (UCLouvain); a master's degree (MSc) in agricultural economics from UCLouvain, Belgium, a master's degree (MA) in financial risk management from ''Saint-Louis University, Brussels'' in Belgium; University certificate in statistics from UCLouvain; and a bachelor's degree in economics/international economics from the National University of Rwanda. Career Prior to his appointment, he occupied different positions: senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (2017); advisor to the World Bank Executive Director (from 2011 to 201 senior economic advisor to the Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; director ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership was an immigration policy proposed by the governments of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak whereby people whom the United Kingdom identified as illegal immigrants or asylum seekers would have been relocated to Rwanda for processing, asylum and resettlement. Those who were successful in claiming asylum would have remained in Rwanda, and they would not have been permitted to return to the United Kingdom. The UK would invest in a development fund for Rwanda and financially support migrant's relocation and accommodation costs to move to Rwanda. The first flight for this plan received legal clearance from the High Court of Justice and was scheduled for 14 June 2022. A last-minute interim measure by the European Court of Human Rights led to the plan being halted until the conclusion of the legal action in the UK. At the end of 2022, the High Court further ruled that though the plan was lawful, the individual case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyamagabe Bus Shooting
On 18 June 2022, a public passenger bus was attacked in Nyamagabe District, Southern Province, Rwanda, killing two people. The bus was driving on the road between Nyambage and Rusizi, crossing through the Nyungwe Forest, in the Kitabi sector of Nyamagabe. The perpetrators stormed the bus and killed the bus driver, then shot and killed a passenger, managing to injure six other passengers. Rwandan authorities described the attackers as "armed thugs" and suspected the armed FLN wing of the rebel Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (RMDC) of responsibility. The FLN had previously carried out terrorist attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019, which together killed nine people. See also * 2022 in Rwanda Events in the year 2022 in Rwanda. Incumbents * President: Paul Kagame * Prime minister: Édouard Ngirente Events * 13 April - Rwanda asylum plan * 18 June – Nyamagabe bus shooting Scheduled * 20–26 June: 2022 Commonwealth Heads ... * List of terrorist incidents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting
The 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Kinyarwanda: ''2022 Abayobozi ba Commonwealth Inama ya Guverinoma''; French: ''Réunion des chefs de gouvernement du Commonwealth 2022''; Swahili: ''Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Serikali wa Jumuiya ya Madola wa 2022''), also known as CHOGM 2022, was the 26th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. The meeting was originally scheduled for 26–27 June 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda preceded by various fora between 22 and 25 June, but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 31 January 2022, it was announced that the meeting would be held on 24 and 25 June 2022 and the pre-meeting fora held from 20 to 23 June. Charles, Prince of Wales, represented the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, at the summit. The Queen died less than three months later, on 8 September 2022. Background The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is a pivotal agenda-setting and decision-making space for the diverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Rwanda
The COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Rwanda in March 2020. Rwanda's response to the pandemic has received international praise for its effectiveness. Despite limited resources, the country's well organised healthcare system, rapid deployment of testing procedures and high public trust in medical authorities have led to a successful public health response. As of 15 December 2021, there were 100,763 total confirmed cases, 1,344 confirmed deaths, 7 million first vaccine shots, and 1 critical case. A hand sanitization station in Rwanda. Students in Rwanda wearing face masks and sanitizing before entering classrooms to aid prevention of COVID-19 Background On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Rwanda
Events in the year 2022 in Rwanda. Incumbents * President: Paul Kagame * Prime minister: Édouard Ngirente Events * 13 April - Rwanda asylum plan * 18 June – Nyamagabe bus shooting Scheduled * 20–26 June: 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Ongoing * 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions * COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda References {{Years in Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ... 2020s in Rwanda Years of the 21st century in Rwanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
