The former President of African development bank (AfDB) Donald Kaberuka currently acting as economic advisor to President Paul Kagame has been the first Rwandan official to cross the border with neighboring Uganda Sunday almost three years Kigali decided to halt all movements of people and goods to and from Uganda in February 2019 following a diplomatic standoff.
Rwanda’s government says earlier this week the border will officially reopen Monday.
Its statement said it remained committed to the efforts to resolve pending issues and believes the announcement “will contribute positively to the speedy normalization of relations between the two countries.”
The strong signals that relations between Rwanda and Uganda are moving towards normalization, following the visit of Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, first son of Ugandan President Yoweli Museveni last week.
Gen. Muhoozi, a Senior Presidential Adviser on Special Operations and Commander of Land Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), visited Rwanda on 22nd January 2022, where he met President Paul Kagame in Kigali to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries which had deteriorated further since the 4th Quadripartite Summit held at Gatuna/Katuna on February 21, 2020.
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