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Donor Support – 2001

A three day donor conference took place on 14 November 2001 in Rwanda in which around 20 countries and organization including European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the African Development Bank participated. In the conference, the Rwandan government presented its National Strategic Plan to Reduce Poverty (PRSP) and spelled out progress on development programs.¹ It was reported that the donors called for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DRC, which the finance minister refuted.² Participants were pledging financial support but the exact amount is not available.

1. “International Donors’ Conference Opens in Rwanda,” Agence France Presse, November 14, 2001.
2. “Rwanda: Finance Minister Refutes Donors Call for Withdrawal from DR Congo,” BBC Monitoring Africa, November 16, 2001.