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Tony Blair commemorates the victims of the Rwandan genocide and praises 15 years of development
Tony Blair returned to Rwanda this weekend as part of his Africa Governance Initiative. The visit was Mr Blair's third to the country since he and President Paul Kagame launched the project in February 2008....
Video: President Kagame and Tony Blair hold a press conference in Rwanda
At the end of Tony Blair's latest visit to Rwanda, he held a press conference with HE President Kagame. The Rwanda Governance Project was launched in February 2008. ...
Helping Sierra Leone reduce poverty and deliver growth
Africa may have escaped the initial shock of the global financial crisis, but it is not being spared from its knock-on effects. Foreign investment is drying up, remittances are down, and NGOs are struggling to raise funds....
Tony Blair urges tourists to visit Sierra Leone as part of work to reduce poverty and promote growth
Tony Blair has been back in Freetown this week as part of his Africa Governance Initiative, promoting the tourism potential of the country, with Sierra Leone being recognised as an emerging destination, for example, with a listing in the Lonely Planet's Top 10 for 2009....
Bringing people together across faith communities for action in Africa
This week the Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF) joined up with World Jewish Relief (WJR) - one of the UK's leading faith based development agencies - for the first time to raise awareness of and funds for both organisations' vital work in Africa....
Alan Milburn shares reform experiences with counterparts in Sierra Leone
Alan Milburn MP, the former British cabinet minister was this week visiting Sierra Leone in order to share his experiences of running a ministry and driving reform with a group of key Sierra Leonean ministers....
Tony Blair and President Kagame meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos
President Paul Kagame and Tony Blair met in Davos to review the ongoing capacity development project in Rwanda, led by the Office of Tony Blair....
Tony Blair praises Rwanda's technology and innovation
Tony Blair this week visited Rwanda as part of his long-term project to support the country by building governance capacity and attracting inward investment. ...
Blair Team starts work on investment and governance with Sierra Leone
Tony Blair has this week sent a small team of his staff to support the Government of Sierra Leone in attracting private investment and to work with the government to further improve governance processes and build capacity. ...
President Koroma and Tony Blair promote Sierra Leone at Clinton Global Initiative
Tony Blair today met with President Koroma of Sierra Leone to continue his role as an unpaid advisor to the government....
