In a message shared on his X account on October 28, 2025, Amb. Karega expressed his delight at becoming Rwanda's first resident ambassador to Algeria.
'I am honored to officially present to President Tebboune of Algeria my letters of credence as the first resident Rwandan Ambassador. Rwanda and Algeria are determined to elevate our bilateral and continental relations to the highest level,' he noted.
Other ambassadors who presented their credentials to President Tebboune on the same occasion included Najmul Huda Mohammed of Bangladesh, Wolfgang Spadinger of Austria, Anna Block Mazoyer of Sweden, Oleksandr Voronin of Ukraine, and Abdellatif Ellayeh of Egypt.
Rwanda and Algeria have maintained cooperation in areas such as security and education, with several Rwandan students pursuing studies in Algeria, a country where Arabic, French, and Tamazight are the official languages.
Since 1982, the two nations have signed various agreements covering economic cooperation, social development, cultural exchange, and other fields.
In December 2023, Algeria opened its embassy in Rwanda, demonstrating a renewed commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties.
On June 3, 2025, President Paul Kagame paid a state visit to Algeria, where he toured the National School of Artificial Intelligence, which also hosts Rwandan students.
During the visit, he held talks with President Tebboune focused on promoting stronger African cooperation in areas such as cross-border trade.
Before his new appointment, Ambassador Karega served as Rwanda's envoy to South Africa until 2019, after which he was posted to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He left the DRC in 2022, following heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
On December 20, 2024, he was appointed Rwanda's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, prior to taking up his current role as Ambassador to Algeria.
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