Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe (born 13 September 1975) is a Rwandan diplomat who has served as Foreign Minister of Rwanda since June 2024.
Olivier Nduhungirehe | |
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.jpg) 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 |
| Party | Rwandan Patriotic Front |
Career
editBorn in Huye District, Rwanda,[1] Nduhungirehe served as Ambassador of Rwanda to the Netherlands from December 2015 to September 2017,[1] 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.[2]
In June 2024, Nduhungirehe replaced Vincent Biruta as Foreign Minister of Rwanda.[3]
Nduhungirehe speaks fluent Kinyarwanda, English, and French.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
On 27 June 2025 he signed a peace agreement in Washington on behalf of Rwanda with the DRC's foreign minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner.
References
edit- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 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.
External links
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