{"id":2000113175,"date":"2026-05-26T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000113175"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:10:34","slug":"brazzaville-rwandan-youth-encouraged-to-embrace-patriotism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/brazzaville-rwandan-youth-encouraged-to-embrace-patriotism\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazzaville: Rwandan youth encouraged to embrace patriotism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The event took place on Sunday, May 24, 2026, and was organized to engage young people born to former Rwandan refugees in the Republic of Congo, helping them better understand Rwanda\u2019s history, culture, values and traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the discussions, Amb. Busabizwa described young people as the future of Rwanda and highlighted government efforts to empower youth through education, employment and leadership opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He encouraged them to take part in various youth-focused programs, including Itorero ry\u2019Urungano, Youth Tour and Itorero Indangamirwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ambassador also urged them to participate in activities organized for the youth to help them better understand accurate information about Rwanda, strengthen patriotism and obtain Rwandan identification documents as part of efforts to build a united Rwandan community abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYoung people are the future of Rwanda. You have the right to obtain Rwandan documents. Do not allow those who spread hatred and division to mislead you, because we are one people. We come together to discuss Rwanda and what can contribute to its development. It is important that you understand this and work together to build our shared future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further informed participants about programs planned by the embassy, including Kinyarwanda language lessons, traditional dance and cultural activities, as well as sports initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the participants shared testimonies about how such engagements had changed their perceptions and understanding of Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said they had previously received misleading information about Rwanda and its leadership, and encouraged fellow youth to approach the embassy for assistance in obtaining documents and learning more about their country of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also noted that Rwanda offers many opportunities for young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants concluded by thanking the Rwandan Embassy for organizing programs that help connect them to their homeland and deepen their understanding of Rwanda\u2019s history, culture and their responsibilities as Rwandan youth living abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ambassador Busabizwa engaged over 90 Rwandan youth in Congo on patriotism and national identity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rwandan youth in Brazzaville have been urged to strengthen patriotism during embassy engagement program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Embassy outreach in Brazzaville seeks to reconnect Rwandan youth with their history and heritage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Amb. Parfait Busabizwa, has held discussions with more than 90 young Rwandans living in Brazzaville and surrounding areas, most of whom were born in Congo, as part of a program aimed at promoting patriotism and civic education among Rwandan youth abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000113178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[151,72],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000113175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diaspora","tag-editors-choice","tag-featured-news-home","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000113178,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Embassy outreach in Brazzaville seeks to reconnect Rwandan youth with their history and heritage","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jeunes3.jpg-f907d.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000113175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000113179,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113175\/revisions\/2000113179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000113178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000113175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000113175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000113175"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000113175"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000113175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}