Efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic should not hold back the African continent from implementing existing and new development programmes geared towards the African Union's Agenda 2063, President Paul Kagame has said.
This is in everyone's interest," said Kagame, who currently chairs the East African Community.
"Moreover, the urgency of creating fiscal space must not come at the expense of existing and new development programmes which are essential to sustain progress toward Agenda 2063 including resilient health systems," Kagame said.
Providing an update on the East African Community efforts amidst the pandemic, the Head of State said that the region continues to work closely to establish and implement procedures to facilitate flow of trade while protecting public health.
Later in the day, the President had a phone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss partnership with Rwanda and Africa amid the pandemic, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences as well as the Africa Center of Excellence for Children Peace and Security.
