The African Union Students' Council (AUSC)"For The Better Africa We Deserve" has pleasure to participate in shaping the future of Neurosurgery Residency with The Rwanda Neurosurgical Center (RANS) on Saturday-March 14th 2026 at 3:33' P.M-Kigali Time.

The Rwanda Neurosurgical Center (RANS)(Link) was established on 31/7/2010 and it has conducted the welcoming event at Tea Stone Apartments and Hotel for the New Year 1 (PGY-1) University of Rwanda (UR) Neurosurgery Residents: Dr. Delphine Nishimwe the only current female Neurosurgery Resident at the University of Rwanda, Dr. Parfait Mwizerwa, Dr. Richard Buule and Dr. Iraguha Bandora Yves.

The event started with Dr.Kwizera Axel PGY 5 Neurosurgery Resident as Master of Ceremony welcomed the speakers one by one (Link): The opening remarks by Professor Nkusi Agabe Emmy the University of Rwanda Neurosurgery Programme Director and Co-Founder of the Rwanda Neurosurgical Center; then the 1st Neurosurgeon to begin with Neurosurgery Cases handling at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) in 2005 Dr. Muneza Severien shared his experience on initiating the Neurosurgery department inside the Ministry of Health and University of Rwanda Teaching Hospital CHUK with contribution to starting the Neurosurgery Center in Rwanda in 2010 "Rwanda Neurosurgical Center" while working seriously on the Center projects together with Professor Nkusi Agabe Emmy who was working at the King Faisal Hospital (KFH) from 2008; their efforts made the Cabinet of the Republic of Rwanda to support the initiation of the Neurosurgery Programme inside the University of Rwanda through the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health from the Year 2013 staring with 3 initial Neurosurgery Residents: 1st one started from the Year 3"Dr. Hakizimana David", the 2nd one started in the Year 2"Dr. NHSUTI Steven" and the 3rd one started in the Year 1"Dr. MUNYEMANA Paulin", and from that residency programme beginning at the University of Rwanda, after 4 Years the University of Rwanda (UR) started to produce the New Neurosurgeons from the Year 2017 and the Neurosurgery Programme at the University of Rwanda continued to grow bigger by acquiring new Rwandan Neurosurgeons Graduating not only in Rwanda but also from abroad including the 1st Female Rwanda Neurosurgeon Dr. KAREKEZI Claire Graduated from abroad, all of them tirelessly contributing to training new Neurosurgery Residents at the University of Rwanda and the newly Neurosurgeon graduates became the Lecturers and currently 30 Neurosurgery Residents are counted in training in Rwanda and abroad as reported yesterday Friday March 13th, 2026 during the new Neurosurgery Residents welcoming ceremony by the Overall Chief Neurosurgery Resident Dr. Rutayisire François Xavier who is currently in Year 6 of Neurosurgery Residency at the University of Rwanda (UR).

The Rwanda Neurosurgical Center currently reached the number of 9 Neurosurgeons Consultants at different seniority levels Including 1. Prof Nkusi 2. Dr. Muneza 3. Dr. Karekezi the 1st Female Rwandan Neurosurgeon, 4. Dr. Hakizimana, 5. Dr. Nshuti (Working abroad), 6.Dr. Munyemana, 7.Dr. Shingiro, 8. Dr. Inyange the 1st Female Neurosurgeon Graduated in Rwanda, 9.Dr. Kambere the Newly 2nd Female Neurosurgeon Graduated in Rwanda (Link).

The Republic of Rwanda via the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health contributes to the Neurosurgery Programme daily achievements continuously producing New Health Professionals rotating in the department during trainings among others Neurosurgeons who contributes to handle Neurosurgery related affairs from National to international perspectives also involving in recruiting and training new Neurosurgery Residents including the Yesterday newly welcomed 1st Year Neurosurgery Residents of University of Rwanda September 2025 intake.

The African Union Students' Council (AUSC)"For The Better Africa We Deserve" has pleasure to participate in shaping the future of Neurosurgery Residency in the different Universities across Africa and Diaspora by sharing the tremendous experience and achievements of the only Two Neurosurgeons who are counted as the Founder of the Neurosurgery Programme inside the University of Rwanda assisted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health in Rwanda, while the programme having originated from the Rwanda Neurosurgical Center projects now is offering trainings and guidance to not only Rwanda Nationals but also international students joining this Academic Programme counted much more as a family by the Pioneers (Link).

This event participants congratulated Dr. Inyange Sylvie who was successfully nominated for an award by the Women in Leadership Summit and Award scheduled to take place on 26th-27th March 2016 at Kigali Convention Center (KCC) which is a pleasure for the whole Rwanda Neurosurgery Family (Link).

The African Union Students' Council (AUSC)"For The Better Africa We Deserve" has more to say on this Yesterday event as a historical moment on academic achievement inside the AUSC where the AUSC Founder and President 's Office participated dually in the ceremony by AUSC Founder and President H.E Dr. Iraguha Bandora Yves PGY1 Neurosurgery Resident together with AUSC International Communication Officer Honorable Dr. Rutayisire François Xavier PGY6. Open this Link to Event Photos.

Therefore, AUSC Founder and President 's Office wishes to thank the Rwanda Neurosurgical Center for the welcoming event to the new Neurosurgery Residents at the University of Rwanda (UR) and willing to contribute to the dissemination of the Center's achievements on international level with the AUSC International Communication Office.

The African Continent will continue achieving sustainable development goals on the international level for the Healthiest Generations at different perspectives.

Best regards.

AUSC international Communication Office.

Kigali-Rwanda.

March 14th, 2026.

ausc.president.office@gmail.com

Telephone: +250787384244

www.africanunionsc.org

Approved by the AUSC President and Founder