{The following poetic essay was written by Her Excellency The First Lady Mrs Jeannette Kagame, to mark this year’s International Women’s Day.}

{Few subjects have been explored as passionately,
in art and discourse, in history and philosophy,
as love.
Love, for all its complexity,
is unfortunately often reduced,
To unrealistic absolutes,
With just enough detail to feed a story
Of either pain or glory.}

Dignified Rwandan woman, It has been more than half a century, yet we remember you vividly. The many who were taken away from us, and the last few, who in our darkest times, Beautifully drew from the deepest roots of our culture, To keep their families together, and to nurture an abiding love and patriotism […]

Abakobwa bacu, Today we celebrate the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ a day that the whole world has dedicated to you. A day that will promote your rights as girls, highlight gender inequalities that remain between you and your brothers and look for ways to correct any discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around […]