Rwanda has donated 1,000 metric tonnes of grain as part of a global response to an appeal by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa after the country was affected by the El-Niño-induced drought which has rendered half of Zimbabwe’s population of over 15 million food-insecure during the 2024-2025 season. In April this year, Mnangagwa declared a nationwide State of Disaster in Zimbabwe due to the severe drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon which has triggered a humanitarian crisis across southern Africa. Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Frederick Shava thanked President Kagame for the donation, made the disclosures during Rwanda’s 30th anniversary of Liberation Day known as Kwibohora 30 in Harare on Thursday.
Shava said Zimbabwe will forever remember this generous donation from Rwanda. “As we celebrate Rwanda’s Liberation Day today, a consignment of 1, 000 metric tonnes of maize is on its way to Zimbabwe from Kigali,” Shava told attendees at the event. “We are grateful for the generosity of the President of Rwanda, His Excellency President Paul Kagame, the Government, and people of Rwanda, for this gesture of solidarity.
This is the spirit of Ubuntu that Rwanda has demonstrated by responding to the international appeal by His Excellency, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, in the wake of the El Niño induced drought experienced during the 2023/2024 season.” Shava said the humanitarian assistance from Rwanda wi.
