Kagame: Africa deserves better than second hand

President Kagame said that the Volkswagen plant in Rwanda is proof that global brands that assemble high-quality products in Africa have customers on the continent.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
President Kagame with Serge Kamuhinda, Board Member, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (left); Thomas Schaefer, the Volkswagen Group South Africa and Sub- Saharan Africa Managing Director (second from right); and Michaella Rugwizangoga, CEO, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (right). Village Urugwiro.
Volkswagen officials and local officials pose for groupe photo after the inauguration of Volkswagen operations in Rwanda yesterday (Sam Ngendahimana)
Volkswagen officials and local officials pose for groupe photo after the inauguration of Volkswagen operations in Rwanda yesterday (Sam Ngendahimana)
Collins Mwai