Rwanda: Kagame, World Bank Regional Official Discuss Partnerships

10 March 2025
The New Times (Kigali)
By Alice Umutesi

President Paul Kagame on Monday, March 10, received Qimiao Fan, the World Bank's Country Director for Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.

They discussed existing and future partnerships, according to the Office of the President.

ALSO READ: Rwanda, World Bank explore ways to deepen partnership

This marks Qimiao's second visit to Rwanda following his appointment to position in September 2024.

In October, he met with Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and they discussed Rwanda's development journey and future priorities.

During that meeting, Qimiao outlined the World Bank's focus on supporting Rwanda's ongoing development efforts, particularly in key areas such as sustainable infrastructure, education, healthcare, and social protection.

ALSO READ: World Bank approves $200mn for skills development in Rwanda

The World Bank Group launched a six-year Rwanda Country Framework in 2020, covering the period from 2021 to 2026.

As part of this initiative, in September 2024, the World Bank approved $200 million in funding for the Priority Skills for Growth and Youth Empowerment programme, aimed at equipping over 200,000 young people in Rwanda with essential skills.

Read the original article on New Times.

Tagged:
Copyright © 2025 The New Times. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 80 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.