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Alison Thorpe

@a_thorpeuk

British High Commissioner to #Rwanda & Ambassador-designate to #Burundi @UKinRwanda

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Thoroughly enjoying my first ever visit to Burundi and my first ever time of being called โ€˜Ambassadorโ€™! More pics of my Bujumbura adventures to followโ€ฆ.

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Flying out of ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎtoday after a great 4 day first trip. Hung out with the lovely British Embassy Office team. Met Foreign Minister. Seen mountains and lakeside, met interesting Burundians, new colleagues and even shopped! Canโ€™t wait to come back!

Flying out of ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎtoday after a great 4 day first trip. Hung out with the lovely British Embassy Office team. Met Foreign Minister.  Seen mountains and lakeside, met interesting Burundians, new colleagues and even shopped! Canโ€™t wait to come back!
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A key milestone for #LabourMigration governance in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ! Happy to be part of last week's event for NTAC to launch its 2025-2027 activity plan, strengthening coordination & policy implementation. With ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งsupport, IOM remains committed to its success! #MigrationGovernance #UKAid

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Good luck and congratulations for all those who made it to the #Chevening interview stage! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ We look forwards to having more Rwandans & Burundians study in the most prestigious ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งuniversities. Proud of UK's support to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ& ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ scholars and future global leaders. #Chevening

Good luck and congratulations for all those who made it to the #Chevening interview stage!  ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘

We look forwards to having more Rwandans & Burundians study in the most prestigious ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งuniversities.

Proud of UK's support to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ& ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ scholars and future global leaders.
#Chevening
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Weโ€™re proud of all that UK-African partnerships have achieved so far in 2025, and look forward to broadening and deepening our ties still further. #GoFarGoTogether

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Delighted to speak at the launch of the British Chamber of Commerce Rwanda last night. We had great fun with Rwandan Intore meeting UK Morris dancing! I want to grow ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง-๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ business connections. Follow the chamber on Linkedin for more info ๐Ÿ‘‡ linkedin.com/company/britisโ€ฆ

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Now I am more of a rugby fan than footy but great to see so many Gunners gather in Rwanda for their festival. Good luck to #Arsenal next Tuesday. Fingers crossed for another big Champions League result.

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The future of Africa fashion is Rwanda ! As part of our new initiative with the University of Westminster to support Rwanda fashion designers, we are building links with fashion houses. Visited DoBe couture yesterday. Got to try on my first ever Bubu. Comfortable yet glamorous!

The future of Africa fashion is Rwanda ! 

As part of our new initiative with the <a href="/UniWestminster/">University of Westminster</a> to support Rwanda fashion designers,  we are building links with fashion houses. 

Visited DoBe couture yesterday. Got to try on my first ever Bubu. Comfortable yet glamorous!
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Saturday night does not normally find me on the track but delighted to have been able to join #walkwithwill this evening on at least a bit of his amazing marathon 24 hour walk to raise awareness and funds for better cancer care. Managed 7km : not too shabbyโ€ฆ #RwCancerRelief

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My ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช colleagues and I have been having great talks with #Rwanda and CEPGL on supporting the Rusizi III power plant. This will deliver energy to 30m people in ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ: An excellent example of the huge economic benefits of regional cooperation. Hope to visit the site soon ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Last week our Development Director Anna Wilson enjoyed meeting beneficiaries of #UK-supported social protection programmes in #Rwanda. Great to see real transformation on the ground! ย #GoFarGoTogether

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Ended up having to drink several cups of tea and manage a giggling teenage โ€˜cameramanโ€™ in the making of this video (comment: I would be rubbish on TikTok!) I think proper builders tea is best. Whatโ€™s your favourite tea? Do share your โ˜•๏ธ drinking habits.

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Muraho! Jean Claude NIYOMUGABO komeza uryoherwe n'ibyiza bya London! Would love to see you when you are back to #Kigali for nice cup of tea as we discuss agriculture and biodiversity.