{"id":54703,"date":"2025-06-30T10:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/pan-african-movement-rwanda-gets-new-commissioners\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:30:25","slug":"pan-african-movement-rwanda-gets-new-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/pan-african-movement-rwanda-gets-new-commissioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan African Movement Rwanda gets new commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The elections took place during a consultative meeting held on June 29, 2025. This follows a previous round of elections in May 2025, which saw Protais Musoni re-elected as the chairperson of PAM Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected commissioners will assume their three-year term beginning on July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Athanasie Nyiragwaneza, the Secretary General of PAM Rwanda, outlined the priorities for the organization over the next three years. <\/p>\n<p>These include strengthening the presence of PAM Rwanda representatives in villages and schools, as well as increasing the number of members. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the organization plans to conduct research to address ongoing challenges related to African integration and foster stronger regional relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Among the newly elected commissioners are prominent individuals such as Tito Rutaremara, Dr. Mulefu Alphonse, Amb. Vincent Karega, Amb. Joseph Mutaboba, Jean Bosco Rushingabigwi, and Amb. Williams Nkurunziza, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Chantal Tuyishimire, one of the newly elected commissioners, shared her vision for the next three years. <\/p>\n<p>She emphasized the importance of using information to understand challenges and find solutions, particularly in relation to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), while also prioritizing youth engagement.<\/p>\n<p>PAM Rwanda Chairperson Musoni Protais, addressed the challenges Africa faces in achieving self-reliance, recognizing both internal and external factors. <\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the solution lies in changing the mindset of Africans to overcome these challenges.<\/p>\n<p>PAM was founded in 1946, after World War II, and Rwanda became a member in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The movement&#8217;s goal is to inspire self-reliance and unity among Africans, aiming to make Africa a leading and influential force globally by 2063.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90039\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_mukuru_wa_pam_rwanda_musoni_protais_yavuze_ko_ibibazo_bikizitiye_umugabane_wa_afurika_ku_kwigira_bishingiye_ku_by_abanyafurika_ubwabo_ndetse_n_ibyo_baterwa_n_abandi-407c1.jpg\" alt=\"Protais Musoni was recently re-elected as the chairperson of PAM Rwanda.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90038\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umunyamabanga_mukuru_wa_pam_rwanda_nyiragwaneza_athanasie_yavuze_ko_muri_iyo_myaka_itatu_hazibandwa_ku_nkingi_zirindwi_zirimo_kongerera_imbaraga_abahagarariye_pam_mu_midugudu_yose_no_m.jpg\" alt=\"Athanasie Nyiragwaneza, the Secretary General of PAM Rwanda, outlined the priorities for the organization over the next three years. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90037\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg\" alt=\"The newly elected commissioners will assume their three-year term beginning on July 1, 2025.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-90036\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/minsitri_w_ubutegetsi_bw_igihugu_dr__mugenzi_patrice_ni_umwe_mu_bitabiriye_inama_ya_pam_rwanda-88d3c.jpg\" alt=\"Athanasie Nyiragwaneza, the Secretary General of PAM Rwanda and the Minister of Local Government, Dr. Mugenzi Patrice attended the event. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pan African Movement Rwanda (PAM Rwanda) has elected 21 new commissioners to its Board of Directors. This marks a significant step in the organization\u2019s efforts to engage more effectively with the youth and expand its membership base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000090035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000090035,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/abakomiseri_21_batowe_bazakora_mu_gihe_cy_imyaka_itatu-19a13.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54703","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000090035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54703"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54703"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}