Rwandan President Paul Kagame bid farewell to Portugal's Ambassador, Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, who has concluded her mission representing her country in Rwanda.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame bid farewell to Portugal's Ambassador, Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, who has concluded her mission representing her country in Rwanda.
This information was announced on the evening of Friday, February 6, 2026, by the Office of the President in a statement shared on X.
The statement read: "This afternoon, President Paul Kagame received the Portuguese Ambassador to Rwanda, Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, in a farewell meeting as she wrapped up her duties. They discussed the strong and fruitful relationship between Rwanda and Portugal."
Ambassador Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, who was based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, presented her credentials to President Kagame in February 2023, succeeding Ambassador Helena Malcata.
Rwanda and Portugal have a longstanding diplomatic relationship that began on December 12, 1976.
At that time, the first Ambassador that Portugal sent to Rwanda was António Baptista Martins, who was based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He officially began his mission to represent his country in Rwanda on January 25, 1977.
Soma habari hii kwa kiswahili
Rais wa Rwanda, Paul Kagame, amemwaga kwaheri Balozi wa Ureno, Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, ambaye amekamilisha jukumu lake la kumwakilisha nchini Rwanda.
Taarifa hii ilitangazwa jioni ya Ijumaa, Februari 6, 2026, na Ofisi ya Rais katika taarifa iliyoshirikiwa kwenye X.
Taarifa hiyo ilisema: "Jioni ya leo, Rais Paul Kagame alimpokea Balozi wa Ureno nchini Rwanda, Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, katika mkutano wa kwaheri wakati anamaliza majukumu yake. Walijadili uhusiano imara na wenye tija kati ya Rwanda na Ureno."
Balozi Luisa Maria Machado da Palma Fragoso, ambaye alikuwa na makazi yake huko Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, alikabidhi hati zake za utambulisho kwa Rais Kagame mnamo Februari 2023, akimrithi Balozi Helena Malcata.
Rwanda na Ureno wana uhusiano wa kidiplomasia wa muda mrefu ulioanzishwa tarehe 12 Desemba 1976.
Wakati huo, Balozi wa kwanza aliyepelekwa na Ureno nchini Rwanda alikuwa António Baptista Martins, ambaye alikuwa na makazi yake Kinshasa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo. Alianza rasmi kazi yake ya kumwakilisha nchi yake nchini Rwanda tarehe 25 Januari 1977.
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