Rwanda Marks 31st Liberation Day in Islamabad
Islamabad : A grand ceremony was held at Islamabad Serena Hotel to mark Rwanda’s National Liberation Day, with Chief Guest Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori, and Rwandan High Commissioner Harerimana Fatou leading the celebrations Liberation Day.
Ambassador Fatou Harerimana the High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN IN THE 31st CELEBRATION OF KWIBOHORA 2025 address the national day ceremony.
The event of celebration of 31ST liberation Day of the Republic of Rwanda, in this regard I deeply thank the people and the Government for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the warm welcome and hospitality provided to the Rwandese since we arrived here in June 2024.
Rwanda celebrates the Independence Day every 1st July. Today we celebrate 63 years of independence from 1962. We also celebrate our liberation day every 4th July from 1994, after the Genocide against the Tutsi.
We honour the brave man and women Rwandans of Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) who took the strong decision to fight the oppressing government that led the country to Genocide against Tutsi in 1994. They paid the highest price to restore dignity of Rwandans and their right to life. They stopped Genocide and liberated the Country on 4th July 1994. We will continue to salute them and celebrating this special day. Their effort is shining today where Rwanda is the country with security and the Rwanda Defence Force becomes among the highest troop contributor in UN peacekeeping missions.
The choice of the Government of Rwanda is our UNITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THINKING BIG. We remain very sensitive for our unity and resilience. I thank all Rwandans for the better choice of their Leadership driven by HE Paul KAGAME the President of the Republic of Rwanda. As we celebrate our achievements after 31 years; Rwanda is currently having the vision 2050 which aspires to elevate the nation to upper-middle income status by 2035 and high-income status by 2050 through achieving sustainable economic growth and ensuring a high-quality life for all Rwandans.
Rwanda is the first country in Africa with the GDP growth from 7.8% in 2025 to 8.9 % in last year of 2024, the country ranked first clean and green in Africa, the first country in world to have a highest number of women in the Parliament 63,7%.
Rwanda has positioned itself as a hub of conferences were the smart Africa began in Rwanda, in 2022 Rwanda hosted CHOGAM with around 4000 participant, IPU (Inter-parliamentary Union in 2019 around 3500 participant gathered in Kigali, Women deliver in 2023, BAL in 2025, Rwanda organized Nuclear energy innovation Africa summit in 2 days ago, AI Africa Summit 2025, UCI Union Cyclist international world champion scheduled in Kigali 20-28 sept 2025, Formula 1 in 2026, ect..)
Rwanda and Pakistan are two friend countries with diplomatic relations multilateral and bilateral in different bonds like defense, health, education, trade end we expect to strengthen and enhance our partnership in agriculture, tourism and cultural, sport, IT, AI, gender etc.
Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor, Kamran Tessori and Rwanda High Commissioner in Pakistan Ms Harerimana Fatou along with other dignitaries cutting cake on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission
Rwanda’s National Liberation Day ceremony featured a cake-cutting, symbolizing the strong bilateral ties between Pakistan and Rwanda. Dignitaries, diplomats, and officials attended the function, highlighting mutual cooperation and shared values.
Women of Pakistan and Rwanda performing traditional dance of Rwanda on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation.
Sohail Majeed is a Special Correspondent at The Diplomatic Insight. He has twelve plus years of experience in journalism & reporting. He covers International Affairs, Diplomacy, UN, Sports, Climate Change, Economy, Technology, and Health.
