The past week has been eventful in all aspects but most especially, diplomatically and in entertainment. It started on Monday, March 14, when President Paul Kagame received in his office the Commander of the Land Forces in the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba who arrived in Kigali for a three-day visit. On the same day, General Jean-Bosco Kazura, Chief of Defence Staff of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) arrived in Paris for a three-day visit at the invitation of his French counterpart General Thierry Burkhard. On Tuesday, Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye received a high-level Rwandan delegation led by Minister of Defence Maj Gen Albert Murasira, in the capital, Gitega, who was carrying President Kagame’s message. He would later on Thursday welcome Cardinal Antoine Kambanda of Rwanda. President Kagame also welcomed to his office Chadian President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and the Chairman of Chads Transitional Military Council who arrived in Rwanda for a two day state visit on Friday. During the weekend, 19-year-old Divine Nshuti Muheto was crowned Miss Rwanda 2022 at a glamorous grand finale held Saturday, at Intare Conference Arena, Rusororo. Below, we chronicle the past week events in pictures. President Kagame receives Muhoozi to discuss the Rwanda-Uganda relations in Kigali on March 14. The meeting took place at Village Urugwiro. President Kagame received Lt Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba at his farm where he gifted him with Inyambo cows on Tuesday on March 15. Burundi President, Evariste Ndayishimiye (R) on Tuesday received a Rwandan delegation led by defence minister, Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira, who delivered a special message from President Kagame. Cardinal Antoine Kambanda of Rwanda (second right) was received by President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi on Thursday. General Jean-Bosco Kazura, Chief of Defence Staff of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) arrived in Paris on Monday, March 14 at the invitation of his French counterpart General Thierry Burkhard. President Kagame receives Déby to Village Urugwiro in Kigali on March 18. Rwanda marked the day by hosting the Commonwealth flag at the Kigali Convention Centre. Divine Nshuti Muheto was crowned Miss Rwanda 2022.
