This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
On September 16, 2019, government officials from Uganda and Rwanda met in Kigali to discuss the implementation of the Luanda agreement, signed in August, to ease tensions between the two countries.
The agreement, witnessed by Presidents Joao Lourenco of Angola and Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, aims to ease trade and travel restrictions between the two nations.
Ugandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa emphasized the importance of implementing the agreement, stating, "The MoU underlines the scale of Pan Africanism and is vital to our social economic development."
He added, "Uganda is home to millions of people from Rwanda who are recognised as Ugandan citizens by our constitution. The people of our two countries are anxious and need to see progress. Therefore, we should consider the immediate steps to finding solutions."
Rwanda's Minister of State for the East African Community, Olivier Nduhungirehe, also reaffirmed his country's commitment to the agreement, stating, "Much as the MoU signing was important it is good faith implementation that is the decisive factor. That is what our citizens expect from us."
The two ministers were scheduled to hold a joint press conference after the private meeting.
