Presidents Xi and Kagame signed a $76m loan agreement for a road from the Huye region to Kibeho in south Rwanda © Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

Rwanda signs 15 trade deals with China

posted by Alex Daniel

in Public sector

26 July 2018

Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Rwanda has heralded more than a dozen trade deals between the countries, as part of China’s push to expand its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Xi was in Rwandan capital Kagame for two days this week, holding talks with president Paul Kagame and signing 15 deals including loans for new roads, hospital renovations and the development of Rwanda’s new Bugasera airport.

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