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KIGALI – For centuries, China used donations of giant pandas in foreign countries as a diplomatic instrument of soft power
but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the concept of "cattle diplomacy" [19659002]. On a visit to Rwanda on Tuesday, Modi gave 200 cows – considered sacred in India – to the poor inhabitants of the model village of Rweru, south of the capital Kigali.
The gesture is based on a scheme by the Rwandan government called "Girinka", which since 2006 has enabled poor families in rural areas to fight against malnutrition by giving them access to milk.
"Girinka" is a Kinyarwanda greeting that means "May you have a lot of cows".
Rwanda for Uganda before going to the BRICS Summit that will reunite his country Wednesday with China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa in Johannesburg
"J & # 39; I had a glimpse of rural life in Rwanda, I thank President Paul Kagame for accompanying me, "he said.
The Girinka program, of which Modi said that it helps to transform the lives of rural Rwanda's populations, was celebrated for nearly a quarter of the poverty between 2000 and 2010.
Modi and Kagame also announced a series of transactions including a $ 200 million (171 million euros) Indian loan that will be used to develop Rwanda's irrigation systems and expand the Kigali Special Economic Zone [19659002]. The day after Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Kigali, 15 bilateral agreements were signed, including loans and grants worth several million dollars.
AFP
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