REPORTS

Rwanda Vision 2020 – Development Programme Scrutiny

In this report, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the Chairperson of DALFA-Umurinzi, provides a comprehensive description of Rwanda’s social and economic development constraints.

The report reveals some indicators of the Vision 2020 development programme that are yet to reach expected targets and challenges those claimed by the current administration and its supporters to have been achieved. It provides an in-depth review of each pillar and the cross-cutting issues of Vision 2020.

Victoire Ingabire also explains the severe social and economic challenges that have materialised as a result of policies implemented in pursuit of the Vision 2020 objectives in Rwanda, and tables solutions

Official updates and statements from Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and DALFA-Umurinzi on key political developments and public matters.

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COVID-19 in Rwanda – Economic impacts and proposed immediate and post- coronavirus actions

in this report, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza the chairperson of Dalfa-Umurinzi, explains potential adverse impacts that coronavirus will have on Rwanda’s economy. She discusses immediate actions implemented by the government of Rwanda to respond to COVID-19 and suggests how these can be improved.

Victoire proposes post-pandemic actions that the government must implement to reanimate Rwanda’s economy and lessons that Rwanda authorities should learn from COVID-19 crisis.

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Observations on the Rwandan Government Economic Recovery Plan

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza provides her observations on the economic recovery plan devised by the Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic and Planning to revive the country’s economy following the COVID-19 crisis.

She begins by commenting on the priorities of the government recovery plan and measures put in place to revive selected sectors of the Rwandan economy. Thereafter, she presents her observations on key measures included in the government social protection response plan. At the end, she discusses topics not covered in the government economic recovery plan that are considered to be “the elephant in the room”

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How Rwanda can maximise its potential in the region

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza gives her proposal on how Rwanda can rebuild relationships with neighbouring countries and takes full advantage of regional integration. She argues this is one of the most crucial perquisites to bring about genuine economic transformation in Rwanda.

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ARTICLES

Explore a collection of opinion articles written by Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and published in different international media outlets.

In a country that claims to be a champion of women and families, I remain separated from my children due to my political activism.

Rwanda’s Undemocratic Election

An opposition candidate makes the case for letting her name appear on the ballot.

Rwanda is not ready to enter into any immigration treaty’ – Perspectives from the Rwandan Opposition Leader

The new Rwanda deal was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers

The 2024 elections in Rwanda are an opportunity for the country to move away from strongman leadership to enable the emergence of strong institutions and a governance that is more tolerant of critics.

To empower Rwandan women, we need cultural and economic changes as well as changes in their representation in parliament," says Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, President of the DALFA-UMURINZI Party in Rwanda.

To avoid mimicking the situation prevailing in pre-genocide Rwanda, the country must develop an independent and efficient judicial system that is able to enforce sanctions against hate speech.

Rwanda has to investigate killings of opposition members: On this International Right to Truth Day, I want justice for my colleagues who were killed or disappeared while fighting for a truly democratic Rwanda.

Education in Rwanda: A Long Walk to the Knowledge based Economy If Rwanda is to attain its stated ambition to become of a middle-income country by 2035 driven by the knowledge economy, then it must inject significant investments in the education and related sectors.

To save the Congo basin rainforest, end the conflict in the DRC ,Lasting peace can stop deforestation of the world’s second-largest rainforest.

It’s time for Rwanda to give non-violence a chance. A long history of using violence to win and retain power has left Rwanda trapped in an impossible cycle

Inside the prison where sunlight ceases to exist, a world of darkness envelops every corner, and the air is thick with despair and hopelessness.