Zaina Nyiramatama replaces former mufti of the Republic of Rwanda Sheikh Saleh Habimana, who was appointed in July 2019 as Rwanda's first ambassador to Rabat.

The appointment of Nyiramatama, who previously held the position of Head of the African Union Liaison Office in Chad, was announced at the end of a Government Council meeting, convened under the chairmanship of Head of State, HE Paul Kagame.

The Rwandan Embassy in Morocco was inaugurated in January 2020 in Rabat by Rwandan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita.