President Kagame took out time from his busy UNGA schedule to discuss the ongoing African Union reforms, which he leads, at the Africa Growth Initiative of the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.
The conversation was with Brahima Coulibaly, Director AGI, and a large audience.
The AU wants to become more efficient and effective and financially independent with limited, if any reliance, on donors. It aims to empower women and youth to be better integrated into the dialogue on the Continent's challenges and opportunities. The AU wants to open up borders to facilitate trade and freer movement of goods and services on the continent.
Rwanda serves as an example it can be done! All Africans can now travel to Rwanda and obtain visa on arrival. Rwanda's population is 52% female but its parliament is 64% female and its cabinet 40%.
Can the AU take the best practice from several of its countries trying to reform and move the Continent in the right direction?
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