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The opening implies enabling the commercial route that connects both countries with Kenya, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda has returned to open the border with Uganda this monday following three years of closure, while the tensions between the two Central African countries resurface due to accusations of espionage Y support for dissidents. Rwanda has accused Uganda on several occasions of collaborating with the rebels who plan to overthrow the government in Kigali while, on the other hand, Kampala accuses Rwanda of carrying out illegal espionage actions in neighboring territory.
Through a tweet published last Friday, the Foreign Minister of Rwanda declared that his country I would return a to open the frontera common the January 31. “We are aware that there is a process to resolve the issues raised by Rwanda, as well as commitments from the Government of Uganda to remove the remaining obstacles,” the politician said in the statement.
the border leads closed since 2019, what has injured enormously the business processes between both countries. As far as foreign trade is concerned, Rwanda has a corridor for the transport of goods born in the port of Mombasa, located on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and crosses Kenya Y Uganda. The same route also connects Rwanda with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For some time now, relations between Rwanda and Uganda have deteriorated mainly due to disagreements in matters of security Y politics derived from the historical relations between both territories. Rwanda’s top leader, Paul Kagame, grew up in Uganda and participated, as a member of the guerrilla, in the altercations that brought Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to power.
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Following the decision to reopen the border, a meeting in Kigali Come in Kagame and Mouseveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who currently holds the position of General of the Armed Forces. Kainerugaba has the support of much of the country population and many think that it is already prepared for assume The charge which until now had been occupied by his father.
The restoration of trade relations on the border between the two countries is an essential point with a view to recover the fluency of their economies that were so much depleted with the arrival of pandemic and restrictions. Both Rwanda and Uganda are members of the trade group East African Community along with Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and South Sudan.
