ILPD Rector the 4^th (R) followed by Honorary Consul, the 5^th (R) in a group photo with the trainees This Wednesday 14^th February, the Ghanaian consulate in Rwanda, His excellence Honorary Consul Dennis KARERA, paid an official visit at ILPD. The visit aimed at establishing a good relationship between the institute and the consulate in Kigali, Rwanda. In his welcome remarks, ILPD Rector Dr. KAYIHURA M. Didas showed his appreciation in these words, “we are greatly honored this afternoon to have Honorary Consul his excellence Dennis Karera here and we really appreciate this because it is not common that we get guests of this status coming to visit us. Even though we have different nationalities with us, apart from inviting them for graduation, sometimes some of them do not even turn up. So, having you here, your excellence, is a great pleasure for us.” His excellence Honorary Consul Karere Dennis requested his people to learn a lot from Rwanda apart from Diploma in Legal Practice. He put them through some success stories of Rwanda in doing business and socio-economic development of Rwanda. He added that it is his responsibility to take care of Ghanaian community in Rwanda. He said, “It is my pleasure to visit my people, I could not wait to come and visit you because it’s my principle duty to receive you, to take care of you, knowing everything about you, knowing your issues and even helping you to sort them out.” ILPD has hosted 31 Ghanaian students this year for the first time in the program of Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice. They all study in full time mode at its headquarters in Nyanza town. Asked about the benefits of this visit to them, Madam Rita Aduako Agyen Takyi said that the visit marked the already deepened relationship between Ghana and Rwanda. It also reaffirmed and reassured them of their consulate’s commitment to the Ghanaian community in Rwanda. The Institute of Legal Practice and Development is a solely institute mandated to offer legal training in Rwanda. It hosts students from different nationalities. Until now, eleven African countries have been dully represented: Gambia, Cameroon, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana and Rwanda.