{"id":56335,"date":"2025-11-20T21:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-gifts-emir-of-qatar-inyambo-cows-in-symbolic-display-of\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:03:17","slug":"president-kagame-gifts-emir-of-qatar-inyambo-cows-in-symbolic-display-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-gifts-emir-of-qatar-inyambo-cows-in-symbolic-display-of\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame gifts Emir of Qatar Inyambo cows in symbolic display of friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the visit, President Kagame gifted the Emir with Inyambo cows, an iconic and deeply revered symbol in Rwandan culture. The symbolic gesture is rooted in Rwandan tradition, signifying friendship, mutual respect, and the strong bond between the two leaders and their nations.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders also held a private t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate at the farm, marking another milestone in the steadily growing relations between Rwanda and Qatar. The meeting follows their recent engagement earlier in November in Doha, during the World Summit for Social Development, where they discussed strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Tamim\u2019s visit comes at a pivotal moment, according to Ali bin Hamad Al Aida, the Charge d\u2019Affaires at the Qatari Embassy in Rwanda. He noted that the visit signals Qatar\u2019s commitment to expanding its partnerships across Africa, focusing on peace, security, and sustainable development. He emphasized that Rwanda is regarded as a trusted partner, with the visit expected to deepen cooperation based on shared interests and longstanding mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to Qatar, Igor Marara Kayinamura, highlighted the extensive areas of collaboration already underway. These include major projects such as the construction of Bugesera International Airport, in which Qatar holds a 60% stake. Qatar Airways is also expected to acquire a 49% shareholding in RwandAir, further reinforcing aviation cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>He added that new ventures are likely to emerge from the visit, including opportunities linked to Kigali Innovation City, a flagship initiative aimed at positioning Rwanda as a continental technology hub.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda and Qatar continue to strengthen ties across investment, tourism, transport, and infrastructure. The Emir\u2019s visit is expected to culminate in the signing of new partnership agreements, expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Tamim last visited Kigali in July 2022 as a special guest at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). His return marks an ongoing commitment to deepening diplomatic and economic engagement between the two nations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98019 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67.jpg\" alt=\", President Kagame gifted the Emir of Qatar with Inyambo cows, an iconic and deeply revered symbol in Rwandan culture. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98020 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g6n9xrwxiaaojof.jpg\" alt=\" The symbolic gesture is rooted in Rwandan tradition, signifying friendship, mutual respect, and the strong bond between the two leaders and their nations.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98018 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g6n9gk1wqaamggr.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98017 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g6n9cbnxgaa-jkr.jpg\" alt=\"The Emir of Qatar is in Rwanda for a two-day official visit.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame on Thursday, November 20, received His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, at his private farm in Kibugabuga, Bugesera District, as part of the Qatari leader\u2019s two-day official visit to Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000098021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","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":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","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":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000098021,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g6n9zxkxyaagr67logo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56335","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000098021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56335"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56335"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}