PM Modi to gift 200 cows to village in Rwanda

July 23, 2018 20:40

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift 200 cows in a symbolic gesture to a village in Rwanda, his first stop in a five-day, three-nation tour of Africa which begins Monday.

The locally sourced cows will be a contribution to Rwandan President Paul Kagames flagship programme Girinka in which the poorest get cows from the government and gift the first female calf to a neighbour to promote brotherhood. The exercise also enables the poorest in Rwanda to have a livelihood. The national social protection scheme was personally initiated by the Rwandan President.

This is the first time an Indian Prime Minister is visiting Rwanda.

The visit to Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa will further strengthen our relations with the African continent, the External Affairs Ministry said in statement. Africa has been the top priority of Indias foreign policy, it said.

Cooperation in defence and agriculture will be Modis priorities during his bilateral visits to Rwanda and Uganda before he goes to South Africa for the annual Brazil, Russia, India China, South Africa Summit.

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