The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany's cultural institution, represented in over 80 countries worldwide. Since 2008 the Goethe-Institut is represented at Kigali in Rwanda with a Liaison Office. The Liaison Office at Kigali is, as all Goethe-Instituts, an apolitical and non-profit making organization. The major role of the Goethe-Institut Liaison Office Kigali is to promote culture in Rwanda, to build up a network between culture organizations and institutions on the African continent and to foster the cultural ties between Rwanda and Germany by sharing information and exchanges between both cultures.