Foreign nationals interested in adopting Rwandan children are getting frustrated over the long process after the government allegedly kept their formal requests pending, leaving many unsure of what to do next.
The country banned international adoptions during the tenure of former minister in charge of family and women promotion, Valerie Nyirahabineza between 2003 and 2008 when it came to light that four Norwegian men, who approached her looking to adopt 400 children, had a contract with hospitals to sell the children.
In 2017, the government lifted a ban on international adoptions, but up to now no single foreign adoption has been finalised, yet there are many requests coming in
