Rwanda has cybercrime laws that penalise 'offensive' online content. Internet freedom scores around 56/100 — moderate restrictions. MTN Rwanda is the dominant operator.
See top VPNs →Rwanda scores approximately 56/100 on the internet freedom index — in the moderate category alongside Morocco, South Africa and Cameroon. The country has enacted cybercrime and cybersecurity laws that penalise the dissemination of 'offensive' or 'false' information online, which has been used to prosecute journalists and regular users for social media posts.
For most Rwandans, the day-to-day VPN use case is privacy protection and banking security on public WiFi. MTN Rwanda and Airtel Rwanda are the main operators. ProtonVPN has servers in Rwanda on the paid plan — one of the few VPNs with local infrastructure.
Install from the Play Store normally. Rwanda has no VPN restrictions. ProtonVPN has servers in Rwanda on the paid plan for lower latency.