2021 in Rwanda
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Events in the year 2021 in Rwanda.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
- 5 March – Rwanda is the first African nation to receive the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 102,960 doses of Pfizer and 240,000 doses of Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have arrived through the U.N. COVAX program. Rwanda has had 19,000 cases and 265 deaths related to the virus.[1]
Scheduled events
- 24 August to 5 September – Scheduled date for the AfroBasket 2021, to be hosted by Rwanda.[2]
Deaths
- February 22 – Seif Bamporiki, politician (Rwanda National Congress (RNC); killed during a robbery in South Africa[3]
See also
References
- ^ Uwiringiyimana, Clement (March 6, 2021). "Rwanda becomes first African nation to use Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Rwandan Seif Bamporiki killed in South Africa". BBC News. BBC World News. 22 February 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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