École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali

The École Antoine de Saint-Exupéry de Kigali (EFASE), also known as the Kigali French School, is a school in Downtown Kigali, Rwanda.[1] It has a capacity of 400 students. The school, serving nursery to secondary levels, teaches in French and English and uses the French educational curriculum. The school year begins in September and ends in July. Students travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Nairobi, Kenya to take A-level examinations.[2]

In 2006, after diplomatic relations between France and Rwanda declined, the Rwandan authorities forced the school to close. They gave a 72-hour deadline for the school to end operations. The school closed on Monday 27 November 2006.[1] In 2009 France and Rwanda restored diplomatic relations.[3] In September 2010 the school reopened with 200 students. Jean Nepomuscene Rushayigi, the headmaster, said that at the time 80% of the students were Rwandan nationals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goujon, Emmanuel. "Rwanda rids country of French interests." (Alternate) Mail & Guardian. 27 November 2006. Retrieved on 2 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kwizera, Charles. "France school reopens in Rwanda." (Access My Library, AllAfrica) The New Times at BBC Monitoring International Reports. 23 September 2010. Retrieved on 2 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "French school reopens in Kigali." Rwanda Bureau of Information and Broadcasting (ORINFOR). 21 September 2010. Retrieved on 2 March 2013.

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