Optimism as Rwanda agrees to reopen border with Uganda after three years
After a meeting between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Kigali said that the border will be reopened on January 31. PHOTO | FILE
Rwanda has agreed to reopen its common border with Uganda. The move comes three years after it closed it in protest against alleged mistreatment of Rwandans in Uganda, and hosting of dissident groups plotting to overthrow Paul Kagame’s government.
While Rwanda had insisted that the border would remain closed until the contentious issues are resolved, on Friday Kigali announced that it would reopen border points on Monday, January 31, as both countries continue to work on the resolving the dispute.
