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Lalla Asmaa and Imbuto foundations sign medical agreement

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The Lalla Asmaa Foundation and the Imbuto Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding in Kigali to strengthen their medical and humanitarian cooperation and the transfer of skills. The agreement was concluded at a ceremony chaired by Princess Lalla Asmaa and Jeannette Kagame, according to Le Matin.

The Lalla Asmaa Foundation, chaired by Moroccan Princess Lalla Asmaa, and the Imbuto Foundation, chaired by Rwanda’s First Lady Jeannette Kagame, signed a memorandum of understanding on medical and humanitarian cooperation and the transfer of skills in Kigali on Monday, Le Matin reports.

Lalla Asmaa presided over the signing ceremony. The agreement marks a new stage in cooperation between Morocco and Rwanda, according to the newspaper.

The signing comes after the inauguration in Rabat on 15 October of an inclusive university offering 16 diplomas through the Lalla Asmaa Foundation. Lalla Asmaa had then opened an institution dedicated to inclusive education.

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