2025 in Rwanda

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Events in the year 2025 in Rwanda .

Incumbents

• President: Paul Kagame
• Prime minister: Édouard Ngirente

Events

• 15 January – The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board announces the discovery of 13 oil reservoirs in Lake Kivu. ^[1]
• 25 January – The Democratic Republic of the Congo cuts diplomatic relations with Rwanda and orders its diplomatic personnel to leave the country amid accusations by the DRC of Rwandan support for the M23 offensive. ^[2]
• 27 January – Five people are killed in Gisenyi following an unspecified incident related to the Battle of Goma in neighboring DRC. ^[3]
• 18 February - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, accuses Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of summary executions, child killings, and attacks on hospitals and aid warehouses in eastern DRC. ^[4]
• 20 February – The United States imposes sanctions on minister for regional integration James Kabarebe for his role in the M23 offensive in the DRC. ^[5]
• 25 February - The UK announced partial suspension of its bilateral aid to Rwanda and sanctions on Kigali over Congo conflict. ^[6]

Predicted and scheduled

• 4-5 September – Aviation Africa 2025
• 21–28 September – 2025 UCI Road World Championships ^{[7] [8]}

Ongoing

• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present)

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Rwanda

Source: ^[9]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 2 January – New Year's Holiday
• 1 February – National Heroes' Day
• 3 February – National Heroes' Day Holiday
• 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 31 March – Eid al-Fitr Holiday
• 7 April – Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 6 June – Eid al-Adha
• 1 July – Independence Day
• 4 July – Liberation Day
• 1 August – Umuganura
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

References

1. "Rwanda discovers oil in Lake Kivu". Africanews. 15 January 2025.
2. "Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands". AP News. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo". BBC . 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
4. "UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of 'summary executions' in DRC". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
5. "The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in eastern Congo". AP News. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
6. James, William (25 February 2025). "UK to suspend bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict". Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
7. "L'UCI invite l'Afrique à organiser les Championnats du Monde Route UCI 2025" (in French). Union Cycliste Internationale. 2018-07-27.
8. "Le Mondial ira au Rwanda" (in French). DirectVelo. 2021-09-23.
9. "Rwanda Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 October 2024.