A plenary session of the Senate on Friday, December 27, approved the nomination of five ambassadors appointed by President Paul Kagame on December 20. The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and Political Affairs vetted the five nominees, reviewed their qualifications for their respective ambassadorial roles, and approved their nominations to represent Rwanda in various countries. The approved ambassadors are Maj Gen Joseph Nzabamwitawho, appointed as ambassador to Russia; Parfait Busabizwa, appointed as ambassador to the Republic of Congo; Olivier Kayumba, proposed as Rwanda’s ambassador to t

A plenary session of the Senate on Friday, December 27, approved the nomination of five ambassadors appointed by President Paul Kagame on December 20.

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and Political Affairs vetted the five nominees, reviewed their qualifications for their respective ambassadorial roles, and approved their nominations to represent Rwanda in various countries.

The approved ambassadors are Maj Gen Joseph Nzabamwitawho, appointed as ambassador to Russia; Parfait Busabizwa, appointed as ambassador to the Republic of Congo; Olivier Kayumba, proposed as Rwanda’s ambassador to the Central African Republic; Festus Bizimana, appointed as Rwanda’s new ambassador to Senegal; and Lambert Dushimimana, a former Western Province Governor, designated as the proposed ambassador to the Netherlands.

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