This archive report was first published on 14 July 2021.
On July 14, 2021, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi signed vital agreements in Kinshasa to strengthen their countries' ties.
The agreements, signed on Tuesday, focus on several key projects, including the construction of bridges on the Ruzizi river, agricultural exploitation in the Ruzizi plain, and the rehabilitation and electrification of the Bujumbura-Uvira-Bukavu-Goma road.
Additionally, the agreements cover cooperation on development, maintenance and strengthening of peace, defense and security, trade facilitation, and political and diplomatic consultations.
According to President Ndayishimiye, the agreements will 'revitalise trade, social, political and diplomatic exchanges between both countries.'
President Tshisekedi emphasized the importance of 'capitalising on the close ties of brotherhood maintained for ages between the Burundian and Congolese people.'
