2026 in Rwanda
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Events in the year 2026 in Rwanda.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 27 January – Rwanda files a lawsuit against the United Kingdom in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, seeking £50 million ($68.8 million) in damages from the improper termination of the Rwanda asylum plan.[1]
February
[edit]- 22 February – Two spectators at the Tour du Rwanda are killed after being struck by an out-of-control vehicle in Gabiro.[2]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[3]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 January – New Year's Holiday
- 1 February – National Heroes' Day
- 3 February – National Heroes' Day Holiday
- 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 31 March – Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 7 April – Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 1 July – Independence Day
- 4 July – Liberation Day
- 1 August – Umuganura
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 16 January – François Bazaramba, 75, convicted war criminal.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rwanda sues UK over scrapped asylum seeker deal". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Tour du Rwanda hit by tragedy as two spectators killed in road accident on first day". Africanews. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Rwanda Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Keravalla kuoli vanki – Alibi: Kyseessä kansanmurhaaja" (in Finnish). Ilta Sanomat. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.