Head of state
SourcedPaul Kagame
President[3]
- Head of state
- Paul KagamePresident
- Head of government
- Justin NsengiyumvaPrime Minister · since 25 Jul 2025
- System
- Semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)Capital: Kigali
- UN e-government rank
- 118 of 193EGDI 2024
Rwanda is a semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)[1]. The head of state is President Paul Kagame[3]. The government is led by Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva[3][4]. Govpedia records 21 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Area
- 26,338 km²
- Languages
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (Fr)
- People
- Rwandan
- Calling code
- +250
- Internet domain
- .rw
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedExecutive
Nsengiyumva Cabinet
21 of 21 verified on official pages
Ministers of State are not listed as cabinet seats.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[6]
2024
0.580rank 118 of 193
- Online services0.821
- Human capital0.547
- Telecom infrastructure0.372
Record of changes
Timeline
10 Jun 2026
Cabinet reshuffle announced by the Office of the Prime Minister: Damien Murwanashyaka (Infrastructure), Judith Uwizeye (Public Service and Labour) and Antoine Marie Kajangwe (Trade and Industry) appointed ministers.[5]
Sourced25 Jul 2025
Justin Nsengiyumva takes office as Prime Minister, succeeding Édouard Ngirente.[3]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Prime Minister of Rwanda
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]Cabinet
Government of RwandaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]Kagame Reshuffles Cabinet, Names Lt Gen (Rtd) Karake Ambassador to China
KT PressNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026