Liberian Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed their inspiration from Rwanda's 30 years of reconstruction after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

They explained this during a session on September 2, where they engaged with Rwandan counterparts, sharing and learning from each country’s approach to development, with a particular focus on promoting women’s empowerment and leadership.

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The two MPs, Moima Briggs Mensah and Thomas Romeo Quioh, arrived in Rwanda on August 31 for a seven-day knowledge-exchange visit, during which they planned to visit institutions promoting women’s empowerment, inclusion, and leadership.

"As nations that share painful histories, Rwanda with the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and Liberia with 14 years of civil war, we are inspired by how Rwanda has rebuilt itself in just 30 years," said MP Thomas Romeo Quioh, Chairperson of the Committee on Elections and Inauguration in Liberia’s House of Representatives.

"We came to learn from Rwanda’s model of progress, especially in promoting women’s inclusion in leadership, so we can apply these lessons in strengthening our own democracy back home.”

During their visit, the Liberian MPs also paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial and toured the Museum for the Campaign Against Genocide.