Rwanda has waved entry visas to visitors from African and Commonwealth countries.
The charge de Affaires of the Rwandan High Commission, Vianney Rubagumya who made this known at Rwanda’s 29th Liberation Day celebration in Abuja said the move is part of the East African country’s efforts to expand its tourism industry and spur trade and investment.
Rubagumya said the celebration of Liberation Day provides an opportunity for Rwandans to reflect on how far they have come as a nation and to share Rwanda’s liberation story, the journey of unity and reconciliation, and the country’s ongoing renewal and vision for a brighter future.
He said it also represents a springboard for the rebirth of Rwanda that guaranteed peace and security, established the rule of law, strengthened good governance and restored dignity and hope for all Rwandans.
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The envoy told the gathering of Rwandans, diplomats and well-wishers that celebrations in Rwanda were focused on the Rubavu District in the Northwest province, with the commissioning Rugerero Model Village, home to 120 vulnerable families, most of them victims of severe flooding last May.
He further explained that the project unveiling, as has become customary on each Liberation Day celebration, is a demonstration of the Rwandan government’s efforts aimed at improving the lives of Rwandans by liberating them from poverty and other socio-economic ills.
Rwanda’s Liberation Day held every 4th of July, marks the day the Rwanda Patriotic Front stopped the 100-day Genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group and the defeat of the Government that started it.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
