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Uganda, Rwanda in row over border killings

Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister Richard Sezibera. He has dismissed reports that Rwandan soldiers crossed border into Uganda on May 24, 2019. PHOTO | RWANDA MFA

By  AFP

Kampala and Kigali traded accusations Saturday after Ugandan police accused Rwandan soldiers of entering the country and killing two men, further stoking tensions between the two countries.

Rwanda, however, disputed the Ugandan version of events and said the incident happened on its side of the border after officers were attacked with machetes.

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