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Rwanda to help Liberia digitise 15 local service centres

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Rwanda Cooperation, a Rwandan government agency, and Liberia’s Ministry of Local Government have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding on local governance and decentralisation. It provides for the digitisation of Liberia’s 15 county service centres on the model of Rwanda’s IREMBO, as well as cooperation on fiscal decentralisation and resource mobilisation, according to the Rwanda News Agency.

Rwanda and Liberia have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding on strengthening local governance and decentralisation. The text notably provides for support for the digital transformation of Liberia’s 15 county service centres, on the model of Rwanda’s IREMBO, an online public services platform.

The agreement was signed by Richard Niwenshuti, chief executive of Rwanda Cooperation, and Edward K. Mulbah, Liberia’s Deputy Minister for Local Government and Decentralisation. The ceremony took place in the presence of Dominique Habimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Local Government, and Christine Umutoni, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Liberia.

The cooperation also covers fiscal decentralisation, domestic resource mobilisation, natural resource value addition and local economic development. It will be carried out through technical cooperation and knowledge exchange.

Rwanda Cooperation is a government agency based in Kigali, established in 2018 to share Rwandan development solutions through South-South and triangular cooperation.

The agreement comes as Liberia prepares the digitisation of 16 public services, announced on 20 October.

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