{"id":37933,"date":"2018-07-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/egyptians-in-rwanda-mark-national-day\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T07:57:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T07:57:32","slug":"egyptians-in-rwanda-mark-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/egyptians-in-rwanda-mark-national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptians in Rwanda mark National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt\u2019s National Day commemorates the establishment of Egypt as an independent Republic on July 23, 1952. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, the Egyptian Ambassador to Rwanda, Ahmed El-Ansary elaborated Egypt\u2019s development journey and its contribution to Africa\u2019s development.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s celebration marks the 66th anniversary of the 23rd  of July revolution, a turning point in Egypt\u2019s history, and arguably the trigger  for similar national movements in Africa, pioneered by iconic leaders such as Nasser, Mandela, Benbela, Nkrumah, Kenyatta and Nyerere to mention but a few, \u201d said the Egyptian envoy, Ahmed El-Ansary.<\/p>\n<p>He further stressed on how Egypt has been put to test over the past few years, gone through troubles and tribulations, and stretched to the limit in a very unique double transition exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you are all aware, the challenges were huge, let alone menacing to the very existence of the nation, in an attempt to alter the fabric, and the very foundations with which our culture withstood the test of times for more than 7000 years,\u201d Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>About the existing bilateral ties between Rwanda and Egypt, Ahmed El-Ansary remarked that the relations have been strengthened over time in several areas such as education, health, capacity building, support programs, trade and investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past three years, the relations between Egypt and Rwanda took a different turn, three presidential visits, alternating between Egypt and Rwanda, were instrumental in giving our bilateral relations a much needed impetus,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The Egyptian Envoy further hailed President Kagame\u2019s efforts in promoting Inter-African Trade and Investment, especially in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which would bring Africa into the global trade space, as one continent and not as many countries, if ratified by all 54 members of the African Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEgypt fully understands that the reform is an ongoing process and remains committed, in her capacity as the incoming chair of the African Union, to closely work with others, so to see this exercise through till the very end,\u201d Ahmed noted.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking during the event, Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi, Rwandan State Minister in charge of public and primary healthcare, expressed his appreciation for the partnership between Egypt and Rwanda, which reflects the deep relations between the two countries. <\/p>\n<p>The celebrations were graced by the presence of representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Rwanda, the Egyptian community in Rwanda and friends.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26408 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1686.jpg\" alt=\"The Egyptian Envoy, Ahmed Samy Mohamed El-Ansary re-affirmed the country&#039;s partnership with Rwanda\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26410 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1717.jpg\" alt=\"Rwandan State Minister in charge of public and primary healthcare, Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi, expressed his appreciation for the partnership between Egypt and Rwanda.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26411 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1732.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26406 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1646.jpg\" alt=\"Egyptian Envoy, Ahmed El-Ansary welcoming his peers\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26412 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1737.jpg\" alt=\"The Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Andrzej Jozwowicz had graced the event\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26413 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1749.jpg\" alt=\"Uganda&#039;s High commissioner to Rwanda, Oliver Wonekha had attended the celebrations\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26415 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1774.jpg\" alt=\"Also present at the event, was the American Ambassador Peter H. Vrooman\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26423 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1845.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish ambassador Jenny Ohlsson, among the delegates who had graced the event\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26425 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1855.jpg\" alt=\"South African High Commissioner to Rwanda, George N. Twala, was also present in the celebrations\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26416 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1782.jpg\" alt=\"Ambassador Oumar Daou of Mali (middle) was also present at the event\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26417 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1788.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26419 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1803.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26420 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1808.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26421 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1822.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26422 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1840.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26407 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1658.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26424 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1851.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26426 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_1857.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Egyptian Embassy in Rwanda commemorated, Friday, the 66th anniversary of the National Day in a colorful event that attracted friends of Egypt, diplomatic corps and other high delegates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-37933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37933\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37933"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=37933"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=37933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}