The National Archives Services are the important source of learning about Rwandan culture, history and society. Rwandan National Archives has a prominent role of acquiring, processing safeguarding, preserving and communicating the documentary heritage on Rwanda, important source of information about Rwandan history allowing the transmission of the heritage to the next generations for reference.

The oldest documents in the collection date back to the 1930s. In that time, Rwanda and Burundi were colonised by Belgium and both countries formed a single colony called Ruanda-Urundi. As a result, some documents in the collection were sent from Belgium and some documents belonging to Rwanda are currently kept in Burundi, Belgium, Germany, Congo and other countries. The National Archive has different collections to help the public to find documents created during colonial times as well as since, including telegrams, administrative reports, correspondence and action plans.

Services:

• Permanent depository of archives from Government agencies/institutions
• Provide access to researchers and anyone who needs archived documents with information on the history of Rwanda
• Provide short term training on archiving and records management to the personnel in charge
• Provide support in archving

Visit the National Archives here: http://www.rwandanationalarchives.gov.rw:8080

Click here to explore Rwanda local administration structure from 1960 to 2020: https://localadmin.rwandaheritage.gov.rw/welcome.php