President Paul Kagame has appointed Joseph Nsengimana minister of schooling, changing Gaspard Twagirayezu who was reassigned to move the Rwanda House Company.

Nsengimana was one in all three new cupboard members named on Wednesday. Nelly Mukazayire was additionally appointed Everlasting Secretary within the Ministry of Sports activities. 

Previous to becoming a member of authorities, Nsengimana was the Director on the Mastercard Basis Centre for Progressive Educating and Studying, primarily based in Kigali. The Centre works with policymakers, builders, researchers and different EdTech stakeholders to assist the mixing of know-how in schooling in Africa.

He was the Government Director of International Variety and Inclusion, Coverage, Technique and Exterior Partnerships at Intel Company. He crafted and led the implementation of Intel’s Africa public coverage and company affairs technique.  He additionally led the group answerable for authorities affairs, schooling, ICT and broadband insurance policies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

As schooling minister, Nsengimana is anticipated to drive Rwanda’s schooling agenda which the United Nation described as “the cornerstone of the nation’s growth aspirations.” Nsengimana will leverage his expertise in working carefully with schooling ministers and different stakeholders in utilizing know-how to rework their schooling techniques.

Rwanda has a literacy charge of 71.4% and the very best web enrollment charge in Sub-Saharan Africa. But, its schooling sector faces challenges together with low authorities spending, capability gaps, infrastructure limitation and inadequate studying supplies. Addressing these challenges can be a key precedence for President Kagame who was sworn in for a fourth time period in August 2024.

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