Rwanda, Ethiopia ink more cooperation deals

Rwanda and Ethiopia Friday inked 11 bilateral agreements to facilitate cooperation in various areas.

The signing was witnessed by President Paul Kagame and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, on the second day of his three-day official visit to the east African country.

The deals are in the areas of extradition, mutual legal assistance, communication, information and media, youth and sports, tourism and health.

Other areas are education, culture, cooperation in prisons and correctional services, gender, women and children as well as water resources management.

Speaking at a joint press conference, Desalegn noted his country could learn much from Rwanda such as in rural development and agricultural transformation.

There is a lot to be learnt from Rwanda, he said, Rwanda is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa and also has shared growth.

"This is the result of some policies and strategies designed but the most important thing is to learn from the policy prescription that makes Rwanda successful," he said.

Earlier in the day, Desalegn visited Gicumbi district in northern Rwanda to witness agricultural transformation activities. Endit