Ange Kagame

Ange Kagame (born September 8, 1993) is the second child and only daughter of Paul Kagame, current president of Rwanda.[1] She has been involved in causes that include women's empowerment, education, and poverty eradication, as well as mass vaccination campaigns. She is married to Bertrand Ndengeyingoma.[3][4][5]

Ange Kagame
Kagame at White House Dinner, 2014
Born
Ange Kagame[1]

(1993-09-08) September 8, 1993
Brussels, Belgium
Alma materSmith College, Columbia University
Known forPhilanthropy
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)Bertrand Ndengeyingoma
ChildrenAva Ndengeyingoma
Parent(s)Paul Kagame[2]
Jeannette Nyiramongi[2]

Early life and education

Kagame was born September 8, 1993 in Brussels, Belgium.[6] Her father is Paul Kagame, the sixth and current President of the Republic of Rwanda and the leader of Rwanda's majority party the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Her mother Jeannette Nyiramongi is the first lady of the Republic of Rwanda.[7] As the first daughter of the president, she holds both formal and informal power and influence.[1]

Kagame completed her education abroad and was absent from the public eye for most of her childhood due to security and privacy reasons.[8] She attended Dana Hall School, a private preparatory school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts in the United States. She attended Smith College where she majored in Political Science with a minor in African studies. She also holds a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University [8][9] Kagame can speak three languages, English, Kinyarwanda, and French.[2]

Other activities
Ange Kagame (second from right) with President Barack Obama (left), His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda (second from left), and First Lady Michelle Obama (right).

In 2014, Kagame accompanied her father to the White House for a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama.[10] The dinner was part of the three-day-long United States–Africa Leaders Summit held in August of that year,[11] at which the leaders of the majority of African countries met to discuss trade, investment and security of the continent.[12] [13]

Personal life

Kagame is the second oldest child with three other siblings, Ivan Cyomoro, Ian Kagame, and Brian Kagame.[7] She is a basketball and football fan, and follows the Boston Celtics and Arsenal. On 6 July 2019, at the Intare Conference Centre in Kigali, Ange married Bertrand Ndengeyingoma.[2] In 2020, They welcomed their baby daughter Ava Ndengeyingoma.[14]

See also

References
  1. Kagabo, Frank (16 August 2014). "Girl Power, and why it matters when Ange Kagame emerges into public life". The East African. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. Shaba, Erick (8 October 2014). "Mu kiganiro kirambuye, Ange Kagame yahishuye byinshi mu buzima bwe bwite" (in Kinyarwanda). Igihe. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. Dec 29, 2018 Ange Kagame Engaged |url|=https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/chillax/kagames-daughter-africas-hottest-spinster-off-the-market-photos/
  4. "President Paul Kagame & Jeannette Kagame - The First Couple of Rwanda". News of Rwanda. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. "Kagame Daughter Shines at White House Dinner". Hiiraan. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Kagame's girl and African First Ladies steal show at US summit". Daily Nation. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. "His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda". paulkagame.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-10-11. Paul Kagame is married to Jeannette Nyiramongi and they have four children.
  8. "Ange Kagame Comes of Age". Women Hall. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. Oluka, Esther (16 August 2014). "Ange Kagame reminded me of my height woes". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  10. "Obama Toasts African Leaders at White House Dinner". The Wall Street Journal. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. Ceesay, Halimatou (14 August 2014). "Africa: From High Hair to Status Handbags, Africa's First Ladies Use Fashion to Talk About the Past and Future". All Africa. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  12. "Statement by the Press Secretary Announcing the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit". The White House. 2014-01-21.
  13. Dec 30, 2015 Ange Kagame speaks of forgiveness |url|=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LIjZDt-tUU
  14. Edmund Kagire (22 July 2020). "Kagame's girl and African First Ladies steal show at US summit". KT Press. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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