{"id":2000119528,"date":"2026-07-17T12:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000119528"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:00:13","slug":"rwanda-working-on-introducing-international-driving-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-working-on-introducing-international-driving-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda working on introducing international driving permits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The development was announced by RNP spokesperson ACP Boniface Rutikanga, who said a project is underway to establish an International Driving Permit (IDP) linked to Rwanda\u2019s driving licence system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rutikanga made the remarks while responding to a post by journalist Oswald Mutuyeyezu of Radio TV10 on X, who shared concerns from a Rwandan citizen over the lack of an internationally recognised driving permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The citizen said Rwandan truck drivers seeking employment abroad often face challenges because some countries require an International Driving Permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a challenge affecting Rwandan truck drivers who want to find jobs abroad. They are often asked to present an International Driving Permit [IDP], but they cannot obtain one because Rwanda does not currently issue it,\u201d the citizen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The citizen also noted that Rwanda signed international agreements on road traffic in Geneva and became a member on August 5, 1964, questioning why the system had not yet been implemented to allow Rwandans to access IDPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the concerns, ACP Rutikanga confirmed that Rwanda is working on introducing the permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is true that there is a project to establish the International Driving Permit, and we are waiting for a Ministerial Order that will provide regulations governing it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rwanda National Police (RNP) has expressed confidence that Rwanda will soon have an internationally recognised driving permit system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000119529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000119528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","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":2000119529,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","alt":"","caption":"RNP spokesperson ACP Boniface Rutikanga has disclosed that Rwanda is on track to issue international driving permits","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/site_ya_busanza_ni_imwe_mu_zatangirijweho_ibizamini_byo_kubona_impushya_za_b_at-c513d-6e0c7.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119528","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=2000119528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000119530,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119528\/revisions\/2000119530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000119529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000119528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000119528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000119528"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000119528"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000119528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}