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"Aid is going towards the most vulnerable part of our needs, health, education as well as supporting agriculture, because those are the ones development partners have agreed on."
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Claire Akamanzi
Clare Akamanzi is a Rwandan lawyer, public administrator, businesswoman, and politician who served as the executive director and chief executive officer of the Rwanda Development Board from February 2017 to September 2023. The position is a cabinet-level appointment made by the President of Rwanda. She has since been appointed as the chief executive officer of NBA Africa, following the resignation
"Aid is going towards the most vulnerable part of our needs, health, education as well as supporting agriculture, because those are the ones development partners have agreed on."
"It starts with the product you are offering. In Rwanda we have national parks which are the most premium products. And so protecting them for long-term tourism is extremely important."
"The NBA does its Africa league in Rwanda, we are hosting the FIFA congress in March this year, and I think that boldness shocks the world, the world takes notice, and we start yielding from it."
"Tourism can sustain its marketing on its own as it generates revenue. It is our largest foreign exchange earner and proceeds can be used to fund such initiatives."
"The government has worked with renowned conservationists to reintroduce and rehabilitate the other national parks. You can actually see the Big 5 in Rwanda today."