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Kigali Country Council

This country council site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between the U.S. Embassy and U.S. organizations operating in this city/region.

Kigali Country Council

The Kigali Country Council web site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between U.S. private sector organizations and the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda. The site is linked to the main Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) database.  You may use your OSAC user account to access additional content within this site.

Crime and Safety Reports

Gabon 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Sub-Saharan Africa - Gabon This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Mali 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Sub-Saharan Africa - Mali This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Malawi 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Sub-Saharan Africa - Malawi This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Guinea 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Sub-Saharan Africa - Guinea This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Cameroon 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Sub-Saharan Africa - Cameroon This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Featured Reports

Warden Message: Kigali Grenade Attack

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Rwanda The U.S. Embassy in Kigali reports that a grenade attack occurred in the Rubangura area of Kigali at approximately 7:00pm this evening. This location is along one of the roads leading out from the main roundabout near Union Trade Center (UTC) more...

Warden Message: Rwanda, Vigilance Advised for Presidential Election

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Rwanda Rwanda will hold presidential elections on August 9, 2010. While Presidential elections in 2003 and parliamentary elections in 2008 were orderly and peaceful, Rwandan authorities informed us in the wake of grenade attacks that took place earlier this year that they have increased patrols and police presence to ensure security for these elections. more...

Rwanda: Multiple Grenade Attacks

Safety & Security
Sub-Saharan Africa - Rwanda On May 15, 2010 two grenades exploded in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, killing two people and wounding 27. At approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, the first grenade detonated in a commercial district of Kiyovu. Several minutes later, another device detonated at the Nyabugogo taxi station. Please login with your username and password to download the full report. more...

Warden Message: Kigali (Rwanda) Grenade Attack

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Rwanda The U.S. Embassy in Kigali reports that an explosion occurred in Kigali this on Saturday May 15, 2010 at around 7 PM on a side street off of the fountain circle near the City Plaza in Kiyovu. more...

Warden Message: Kigali (Rwanda) Grenade Attacks

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Rwanda The U.S. Embassy in Kigali reports that two grenade attacks occurred in Kigali this evening. more...