At the EU-Business Forum taking place in Kigali from 26-27 June 2023, RMB(Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board) and GIZ(Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) launched the project titled ‘Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Rwanda’ co-financed by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Rwanda and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The project is expected to run from 2022 to 2025 and has a budget of €4.15 million.
The key objectives of the project are to strengthen entrepreneurship and improve the business environment and attractiveness of investment in Rwanda and enable central actors in mining in Rwanda to contribute to the economic development of the sector more efficiently and sustainably.
This project is expected to lead to improved traceability of mineral flows to enable continued compliance with international standards. Throughout its implementation, the project will be instrumental in digitalizing mining sector services, future-proof training curricula for mining professionals, and boosting safer mining practices.
“This partnership will support Rwanda’s commitment to sustainable and responsible practices in mining, enhance ongoing efforts towards the sector’s professionalization, compliance and digitalization,” said the Chief Executive Officer of RMB.
These efforts will drive forward the contribution of the mining sector to economic and social development through a holistic, complementary, and demand-oriented capacity development approach. (End)