Rwanda scores better than Austria in a report on gender equality. Rwanda is a model country in environmental protection and has signed a refugee agreement with London. But longtime ruler Paul Kagame leads a strict regime.
In the office of Women’s Minister Susanne Raab, people were stunned: the fact that Austria was overtaken in the rankings by countries like Rwanda was “incomprehensible”, according to one broadcaster. A global ranking of equality between men and women had already been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Austria dropped 26 places from the previous year and dropped to 47th out of 146 countries. The East African country of Rwanda, on the other hand, comes in twelfth place.
Austria has dropped in the rankings in the field of politics – for example, due to the low number of women ministers. Rwanda is clearly ahead: about half of the East African country’s government members are women. In Parliament, 60% of the deputies are women. Rwanda introduced a quota system in the early 2000s to place women in top jobs. In the public sector, 30% of positions are reserved for them.
Plastic bags are banned in Rwanda
Rwanda is considered a model African country: not only in terms of equality between men and women, but also in the area of environmental protection. The state is promoting waste sorting and recycling. Throwing garbage in the street is severely punished. Plastic bags have been completely banned for years for ecological reasons.
The head of state of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, is allied with the United States and especially with Great Britain. The London government has agreed with the Rwandan leadership to deport migrants and refugees from various countries to the East African country and accommodate them there – even if they really want asylum in Britain. And Denmark is also considering such an agreement with Rwanda.
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman on a visit to Rwanda. London made a deal with the country to accommodate migrants from various countries who were detained there. Portal
Kagame is courted by the West and praised for modernizing his country. At the same time, Rwanda’s longtime ruler is an autocrat who stifles any opposition to him.