Kigali, Rwanda — Ku wa 7 Ugushyingo 2026, muri Kigali Serena Hotel, hateganyijwe kwizihirizwa Umunsi Nyafurika w’Abanditsi (Africa Writers Day Celebration 2026), igikorwa kigamije guha agaciro abanditsi, gusigasira umurage wanditse no guteza imbere umuco wo gusoma, kwandika no gutangaza ibitabo mu Rwanda no ku Mugabane wa Afurika.
Uyu munsi mukuru wateguwe n’Ishyirahamwe ry’Uruganda rw’Ibitabo mu Rwanda (Rwanda Books Industry Association — RWABIA/PSF) ku bufatanye n’Urugaga rw’Abanditsi mu Rwanda (Rwanda Writers Federation — RWF).
Biteganyijwe kandi ko iki gikorwa kizitabirwa n’abahagarariye Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA), ndetse n’abanditsi, abamurika n’abasohora ibitabo, abashakashatsi, abarimu n’abanyeshuri, inzego za Leta n’iz’abikorera, abafatanyabikorwa mu burezi n’umuco ndetse n’abandi bafite uruhare mu guteza imbere urwego rw’ibitabo.
HAZASHIMIRWA ABANDITSI BABAYE INDASHYIKIRWA
Kimwe mu bikorwa by’ingenzi biteganyijwe kuri uyu munsi ni ugushimira no guhemba abanditsi babaye indashyikirwa, haba ku rwego rw’u Rwanda ndetse no ku rwego rw’Afurika.
Iki gikorwa kigamije guha agaciro umurimo w’abanditsi no kugaragaza uruhare rwabo mu burezi, ubushakashatsi, kubungabunga amateka n’umuco, guteza imbere indangagaciro, gusangiza abantu ubumenyi no kugira uruhare mu iterambere ry’imibereho n’ubukungu.
Abanditsi batoranyijwe bazahabwa kandi umwanya wo kumurika no kumenyekanisha ibitabo byabo, basangize abazitabira uyu munsi mukuru ibitekerezo, ubumenyi n’ubutumwa bukubiye mu bihangano byabo.
KIGALI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR
Mu rwego rwo kurushaho guteza imbere uruganda rw’ibitabo, kuri uwo munsi hazanaba Kigali International Book Fair, aho abanditsi, abasohora ibitabo, abagurisha ibitabo, amashuri, kaminuza n’ibindi bigo bifite aho bihuriye n’ubumenyi n’ibitabo bazahabwa umwanya wo kumurika ibikorwa byabo.
Iri murika rizatanga amahirwe yo guhuza abanditsi n’abasomyi, abasohora ibitabo n’abanditsi, ibigo by’amashuri n’abakora mu ruganda rw’ibitabo, ndetse rifashe mu kwagura isoko ry’ibitabo byanditswe n’Abanyarwanda n’abandi Banyafurika.
“NI UMUNSI WO GUHA AGACIRO UMURIMO W’ABANDITSI” — HATEGEKIMANA RICHARD
Perezida w’Ishyirahamwe ry’Uruganda rw’Ibitabo mu Rwanda RWABIA/PSF, HATEGEKIMANA Richard, avuga ko kwizihiza Umunsi Nyafurika w’Abanditsi ari umwanya ukomeye wo guha agaciro umurimo w’abanditsi no gutekereza ku cyakorwa kugira ngo abanditsi barusheho kugira uruhare mu iterambere ry’u Rwanda n’Afurika.
“Kwizihiza Umunsi Nyafurika w’Abanditsi ni umwanya mwiza wo gushimira akazi keza gakorwa n’abanditsi, kubaha agaciro no gufata ingamba zo gukomeza kwandikira u Rwanda ndetse n’Afurika. Afurika ikeneye ko amateka yayo, indangagaciro zayo, ubumenyi bwayo n’icyerekezo cyayo byandikwa kandi bikagezwa ku rubyiruko n’ibisekuru bizaza.”
HATEGEKIMANA avuga ko kwandika bitagomba gufatwa gusa nk’impano y’umwanditsi, ahubwo ko ari kimwe mu bikoresho by’ingenzi byo kubaka sosiyete ishingiye ku bumenyi.
Avuga ko abanditsi bafite inshingano yo kubika amateka, gusigasira umuco n’indangagaciro, guteza imbere ubushakashatsi no gufasha urubyiruko kugira ibitabo bibaha ubumenyi kandi bikabafasha gusobanukirwa aho igihugu cyavuye, aho kigeze n’aho kigana.
ABANDITSI BISHIMIRA INTAMBWE U RWANDA RUMAZE GUTERA
HATEGEKIMANA avuga kandi ko ubushake abanditsi bo mu Rwanda bafite bwo gukomeza kwandika no gusohora ibitabo bufitanye isano n’impinduka igihugu cyanyuzemo ndetse n’ibikorwa by’iterambere babona kandi bashaka gusigasira mu nyandiko.
Avuga ko hari byinshi abanditsi bashobora kwandikaho, birimo amateka y’u Rwanda, uburezi, imiyoborere, iterambere ry’ubukungu n’imibereho myiza, ikoranabuhanga, umuco, ubumwe bw’Abanyarwanda, urubyiruko n’uruhare rw’abagore mu iterambere.
HATEGEKIMANA agaragaza ko, mu myumvire ye, ubuyobozi bwa Nyakubahwa Perezida wa Repubulika Paul KAGAME bwagize uruhare rukomeye mu rugendo rw’iterambere igihugu cyanyuzemo, bityo rukaba rutanga ingingo nyinshi abanditsi bashobora gukora ubushakashatsi no kwandikaho.
“Nk’abanditsi, dufite byinshi byo kwandika ku Rwanda. Hari amateka, hari urugendo rw’igihugu, hari ibikorwa n’impinduka tubona mu nzego zitandukanye. Turashimira Nyakubahwa Perezida wa Repubulika Paul KAGAME ku buyobozi bwe no ku ruhare yagize mu rugendo rw’igihugu. Ibi biduha kandi inshingano yo kwandika, kugira ngo ibyo tubona uyu munsi bibashe gusigara mu nyandiko, bizifashishwe n’ab’iki gihe ndetse n’ibisekuru bizaza,” HATEGEKIMANA Richard avuga.
Yongeraho ko kwandika ku Rwanda bikwiye gushingira ku bushakashatsi, ku bimenyetso no ku mateka yanditswe neza, kugira ngo ibitabo bisohoka bibe isoko y’ubumenyi ishobora kwifashishwa mu Rwanda no hanze yarwo.
U RWANDA RUSHOBORA KUBA IGICUMBI CY’IBITABO N’UBUMENYI MURI AFURIKA
Abategura iki gikorwa bavuga ko kwizihiriza Africa Writers Day mu Rwanda ari n’umwanya wo gukomeza guhuza abanditsi bo ku Mugabane wa Afurika no guteza imbere ubufatanye hagati y’abanditsi, abasohora ibitabo, amashuri, kaminuza, abashakashatsi, inzego za Leta n’iz’abikorera.
Biteganyijwe ko ibiganiro bizabera muri Kigali bizagaruka ku buryo Afurika yarushaho kubaka umuco ukomeye wo gusoma, kwandika no gutangaza ibitabo, ndetse n’uruhare rw’uruganda rw’ibitabo mu kubaka ubukungu bushingiye ku bumenyi.
Ukwitabira kwa Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) guteganyijwe kuzaba umwanya wo kurushaho guhuza abanditsi b’Abanyarwanda n’abandi banditsi bo hirya no hino ku Mugabane wa Afurika.
KWANDIKA UYU MUNSI NI UKUBIKIRA EJO HAZAZA
RWABIA/PSF na Rwanda Writers Federation bavuga ko intego y’iki gikorwa irenze kwizihiza umunsi umwe gusa. Ni ugukomeza kubaka urwego rw’ibitabo rufite ubushobozi bwo guteza imbere abanditsi, gusohora ibitabo bifite ireme, kwagura isoko ryabyo no gukundisha Abanyarwanda—by’umwihariko urubyiruko—umuco wo gusoma no kwandika.
Africa Writers Day Celebration 2026 izaba rero umwanya wo kwizihiza umwanditsi, igitabo n’ubumenyi; gushimira abanditsi babaye indashyikirwa; kumurika ibitabo bishya; guhuza abakora mu ruganda rw’ibitabo; no gutekereza ku ruhare rw’ijambo ryanditse mu kubaka u Rwanda n’Afurika by’ejo hazaza.
Itariki: 7 Ugushyingo 2026
Ahazabera: Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali – Rwanda
Igikorwa: Africa Writers Day Celebration 2026 & Kigali International Book Fair
Abategura: Rwanda Books Industry Association (RWABIA/PSF) ku bufatanye na Rwanda Writers Federation (RWF)
Abateganyijwe kwitabira ku rwego rwa Afurika: Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA)
Ubutumwa nyamukuru:
“Kwandika uyu munsi ni ukubikira ibisekuru bizaza ubumenyi, amateka n’umurage w’Afurika.”
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