High hopes border reopening will cut cost of goods

Gatuna border crossing

People milling around the Katuna/Gatuna border crossing after the Rwandan side reopening on January 31. PHOTO | AFP

The reopening of the Rwanda-Uganda border has brought optimism to border communities who now expect a drop in the prices of basic commodities after the resumption of trade.

The announcement that Rwanda would open all its land borders on March 7 was received with celebrations by traders and families who have been separated from kith and kin for three years.