The European Union Development and Cooperation (DEVCO) Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Francesca Mosca acknowledged the partnership between the European Union and Rwanda is positive and will continue to grow.
Mosca was speaking to journalists, October 1, after meeting Rwanda’s Finance minister John Rwangombwa in Kigali.
The EU official praised Rwanda for her effective aid utilisation, saying the EU support was delivering results on the ground.
Mosca’s remarks follow media reports attributed to Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, that the EU was suspending new aid to Rwanda, following controversial allegations that the country was backing M23 rebels in DRC.
According to Rwangombwa, EU continues to support Rwanda’s development programmes, especially in poverty eradication and promotion of good nutrition.
Rwangombwa stated that the budget support to Rwanda is supposed to get from the EU has already been disbursed, adding that additional budget support will go directly to development of rural roads, energy and agriculture.
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