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See also:	Other events of 2021; List of years in Rwanda

Events in the year 2021 in Rwanda.

Incumbents

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]

24 August to 5 September – Scheduled date for the AfroBasket 2021, to be hosted by Rwanda.^[2]

February 22 – Seif Bamporiki, politician (Rwanda National Congress (RNC); killed during a robbery in South Africa^[3]

^ 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.