Rwanda: Kagame Praises Ritchie's 'Fighting Spirit and Straightforwardness'

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Rwanda: Kagame Praises Ritchie's 'Fighting Spirit and Straightforwardness'

[New Times] "Joe was a friend, who played a big part in the economic transformation of our nation". That is how President Paul Kagame reflected on the life of Joe Ritchie, the deceased former chief executive of Rwanda Development Board.

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