Atlanta city warms up for Rwanda Day 2014 – The New Times Rwanda
Thousands of Rwandans and well-wishers are gearing up for Rwanda Day 2014, due next month in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia.
This is part of a series of events held in different cities in the world where members of the Rwandan Diaspora and those from the country meet to reminisce and celebrate the country’s achievements and also collectively discuss what role Rwandans abroad can play in nation building.
Featuring President Paul Kagame as the guest of honour, Rwanda Day 2014 is scheduled for September 19-20, officials at the Rwandan embassy in Washington DC say.
Yvette Nyombayire Rugasaguhunga, the second chancellor at the embassy, said Rwandans in the US and their friends invited President Kagame to speak to them about their contribution in building their homeland.“At the recent US-Africa Summit, President Kagame reiterated the need for Africans to write their own history,” Rugasaguhunga told The New Times yesterday.“Rwandans in the US invited the President to lead us in the discussion about our individual and collective responsibilities in building the Africa we want, taking our national Agaciro to a global level.”
At the event, experts, top artistes and business owners from Rwanda, US and Canada will be around to entertain and educate Rwandans and friends about issues that affect the country. FULL STORY
