Paul Kagame urges Rwandan youth to choose responsible behaviour
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Imvahonshya
Rwandan President Paul Kagame called on young people to distinguish right from wrong and adopt behaviour that would benefit their future. He was speaking on 21 October 2026 at a MeetThePresident event attended by more than 10,000 young people, according to Imvahonshya.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame called on young people to distinguish right from wrong and adopt behaviour that would benefit their future at a meeting held on Wednesday 21 October, Imvahonshya reported. More than 10,000 young people from different parts of the country took part in the discussion, entitled “Meet the President”.
Kagame stressed that discipline and avoiding harmful behaviour were matters of personal choice. He also encouraged young people not to be discouraged by past mistakes, saying it was still possible to change course and build a better life, according to Imvahonshya.
The president said young people could learn from others but should consider which choices suited them rather than automatically following what others considered good. He added that no one could impose discipline on another person.
The advice forms part of a series of recent interventions by Kagame on values and public life. On 15 October, Rwanda began teaching civic values in 220 schools in Kigali.
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