New Mayor Takes Over the Reins in Kigali

Marie-Chantal Rwakazina replaces Pascal Nyamurinda, who resigned in April. Rwakazina, a former economics lecturer at the University of Rwanda, is a development expert who has been working with the UN Development Programme, where she was a coordinator of the UN support programmes in the country.

Marie-Chantal Rwakazina takes oath after her election as the new mayor of the City of Kigali.

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