A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 16, appointed two new envoys for Rwanda. Ambassador Vincent Karega was proposed as Rwanda’s Ambassador to Algeria, and Innocent Muhizi as the new High Commissioner to Singapore. Innocent Muhizi will replace Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, who has served as Rwanda's High Commissioner to Singapore with accreditation to Australia and New Zealand since 2019. Ambassador Vincent Karega, who has been serving as Ambassador-at-Large to the Great Lakes Region, will become Rwanda's first Resident Ambassador to Algeria. This follows Preside

A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 16, appointed two new envoys for Rwanda. Ambassador Vincent Karega was proposed as Rwanda’s Ambassador to Algeria, and Innocent Muhizi as the new High Commissioner to Singapore. Innocent Muhizi will replace Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, who has served as Rwanda's High Commissioner to Singapore with accreditation to Australia and New Zealand since 2019. Ambassador Vincent Karega, who has been serving as Ambassador-at-Large to the Great Lakes Region, will become Rwanda's first Resident Ambassador to Algeria. This follows President Kagame's recent announcement during his visit to the North African country that Rwanda would open an embassy in Algeria. The Cabinet meeting also made several new appointments across various institutions, including the naming of new Permanent Secretaries in five ministries. In the Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhamed Semakula was appointed Permanent Secretary, and Sophie Nzabananimana was named Director General of Corporate Services. In the Ministry of Infrastructure, Gisele Umuhumuza and Canoth Manishimwe were appointed Permanent Secretary and Director General of Corporate Services, respectively. The Ministry of Environment received Fidele Bingwa as its new Permanent Secretary, while Candy Basomingera was appointed to the same position in the Ministry of Sports. Basomingera previously served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB). Maeva Seka Haguma took over as Deputy CEO of RCB after serving as Deputy Principal Private Secretary in the Office of the President. Prudence Biraboneye was appointed Secretary General of the National Public Prosecution Authority, and Ambassador Jeanine Kambanda was named Secretary General of the National Commission for Human Rights. Asaph Kabaasha was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), replacing Omar Munyaneza. Hortense Mudenge is the new CEO of Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC), replacing Nick Barigye. In Parliament, Alphonsine Mirembe was appointed Clerk of the Chamber of Deputies. She previously served as Deputy Director of Cabinet in the Office of the President. The Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission appointed Valerie Nyirahabineza as Chairperson, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jacques Nziza as Vice Chairperson, and Dancille Nyirarugero, Jacqueline Muhongayire, and Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi as members. The Rwanda Law Reform Commission appointed Claudine Dushimimana as Chairperson and Andre Bucyana as Secretary General. At the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), Antoine Sebera was named CEO, Roger Mizero was appointed Chief Technology Officer, and Innocent Asiimwe Mudenge became Chief Operations and Strategy Officer. Claude Mwizerwa was appointed Deputy Director General of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Francis Kamanzi, previously CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, was appointed Director General of the Rwanda Cooperative Agency. Sheja Valliere was named Chief of Strategy and Communications at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Gabriel Nduwayezu was appointed Chief Digital Officer for the City of Kigali. The Cabinet meeting also approved the peace agreement signed on June 27 in Washington, D.C., between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Statement on Cabinet Resolutions of 16th  July 2025

A little more informed. A little more connected.