President Paul Kagame and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Motley share a moment as He speaks at a reception event at Kigali Convention Centre on November 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Motley, is in Rwanda for a three-day visit. During her stay, she took part into several activities including a joint press briefing with President Paul Kagame after holding a tête-à-tête meeting.
Both Rwanda and Barbados have recently laid out plans to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, sports, tourism, agriculture among others.
Prime Minister Mottley later visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where she paid tribute to victims of the the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.
Later in the evening, Kagame hosted Mottley at a dinner gala
Prime Minister Mottley’s visit to Rwanda follows Kagame’s visit to Barbados earlier this year which aimed at deepening existing relations between Rwanda and the Caribbean island.
On Wednesday, November 9, Rwanda and Barbados signed cooperation agreements in the air services sector as well as in sports.
Minister of Infrastructure, Ernest Nsabimana and Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados sign a Bilateral Air Service Agreement in Kigali on November 9. The agreement will enable both countries opening skies for each other’s commercial airlines. The two countries cited the need to strengthen cooperation in the aviation industry and promote trade and hospitality between both countries.
Officials of both delegations in a group photo during the Rwanda, Barbados Investment Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, November 9. Courtesy
Minister of Sports Mimosa Aurore Munyagaju and Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados during the signing of a partnership agreement in Sports Development in Kigali on November 9. The sports development agreement, Munyangaju explained, reflects Rwanda’s ambition of becoming a sports tourism hub for the region.
The newly inaugurated road tennis court at Kigali Heights roundabout in Kigali on November 10.Four locations: Kigali Heights, Kimisagara, Nyamirambo and Kabuga, are already mapped out to host the games
Minister of Sports Aurore Munyagaju playing road tennis during the official launch road tennis playground at Kigali Heights in Kigali on November 10. Munyangaju urged tennis enthusiasts in the country to participate in the game. All photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Road tennis is a variation of tennis invented in Barbados in the 1930s by primarily local working class Barbadians who could not afford to play lawn tennis.
Officials and other attendees watch a Road Tennis game during the inauguration of two road tennis courts at Kigali Heights on November 10.
A view of the newly inaugurated Road Tennis courts at Kigali Heights Roundabout. Road Tennis is often played on public residential roads or at schools, community centers and recreational areas around the island where most road tennis courts are located, either on asphalt or concrete pavement surfaces.
Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados and Minister Mimosa Aurore Munyagaju interact during the launch of Road Tennis courts in Kigali.
A band of honor as President Paul Kagame receives Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley for a tête-à-tête meeting and a joint Press Conference at Village Urugwiro
Kagame and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Motley after holding a tête-à-tête meeting at Village Urugwiro. During a press briefing after holding a tête-à-tête meeting, Kagame said that both leaders had witnessed the signing of two agreements in the areas of sports and bilateral air services.
Kagame and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Motley during a joint news conference at Village Urugwiro on Thursday, November 10. Speaking about the cooperation of two countries, Kagame said that though Rwanda and Barbados are both small in size, they share a common vision of thinking big and towards improving the lives of the people. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
(L-R) Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire, Barbados' Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, State Minister in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prof Nshuti Manasseh and other officials who attended a joint news conference at Village Urugwiro.
Journalists cover a joint news briefing at Village Urugwiro
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley pays tribute to the victims of the Genocide Against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial on November 10. Photo Courtesy
Kagame and Mia Amor Motley share a moment as He speaks at a reception event at Kigali Convention Centre on November 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley speaks at a reception event at Kigali Convention Center as she concludes a three day visit to Rwanda
President Paul Kagame and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Motley share a moment as He speaks at a reception event at Kigali Convention Centre on November 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Members of the Barbados delegation during a gala dinner as they conclude a three-day official visit to Rwanda, on November 10.