Olivier Nduhungirehe
Olivier Nduhungirehe | |
|---|---|
Olivier Nduhungirehe in 2025 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2024 | |
| President | Paul Kagame |
| Preceded by | Vincent Biruta |
| Rwandan Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office December 2015 – September 2017 | |
| President | Paul Kagame |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1975 Huye District, Rwanda |
| Political party | Rwandan Patriotic Front |
Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe (born 13 September 1975) is a Rwandan diplomat, currently serving as Foreign Minister of Rwanda since June 2024. On 27 June 2025 he was signing a peace agreement of behalf of Rwanda with the DRC's Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner.[1]
Career
Born in Huye District, Rwanda,[2] Nduhungirehe served as Ambassador of Rwanda to the Netherlands from December 2015 to September 2017,[2] and from then to April 2020 as representative of the Foreign Ministry to the East African Community. He has also been a representative before the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[3]
In June 2024, Nduhungirehe replaced Vincent Biruta as Foreign Minister of Rwanda.[4]
Nduhungirehe speaks fluent Kinyarwanda, English, and French.[4]
During the Goma offensive in 2025, where M23 took the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nduhungirehe urged a ceasefire, and called on DR Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels, whom the DR Congo considers as terrorists.[5] Nduhungirehe had previously accused DR Congo, in October 2024, of refusing to sign a deal to reduce fighting in Kivu. Nduhungirehe has maintained the official Rwandan position that Rwanda does not support M23.[6]
On 27 June 2025 he signed a peace agreement in Washington on behalf of Rwanda with the DRC's Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. The White House event was attended by Angolan journalist Hariana Verás, who was given a platform and spoke of how happy the people of Congo were now that the peace deal was signed, praising President Donald Trump.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b "Peace Agreement Signing Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda". United States Department of State. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ a b "H.E. Mr. Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe is the Ambassador of Rwanda to the Kingdom of the Netherlands". Diplomat Magazine. 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Ambassador Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe reflects on Rwanda's journey over the past 30 years". Diplomat Magazine. April 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ a b Karuhanga, James (2024). "The rise of new foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe". MSN. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Rolley, Sonia (30 January 2025). "Rwanda urges ceasefire in Congo, negotiations with rebels, foreign minister says". The Star Malaysia. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Rwandan FM says Congo refused to sign deal to ease conflict". The News Pakistan. October 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Trump flirts with female reporter, The Daily Beast, retrieved 4 July 2025
External links
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