Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame of Rwanda in July agreed to continue dialoguing in a bid to find a lasting solution to whatever differences exist between their countries.
The two presidents were part of a quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola, attended by host President, Joao Manuel Lourenco and DR Congo leader Felix Tshisekedi.
President Paul Kagame and President Yoweri Museveni, once close allies, have exchanged public accusations of spying on each other’s territory and political interference.
Trade has been severely disrupted since late February when Rwanda abruptly closed the border with its northern neighbour, severing a major economic land route.
Apart from a brief interlude in June the frontier has remained shut, damaging the economies of both countries reliant on cross-border trade.
In May, Ugandan police accused Rwandan soldiers of entering the country and killing two men, drawing an angry denial from Rwanda.
Angola’s President Joao Lourenco hosted Kagame, Museveni and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a regional security conference in Luanda.
Now the Independet Uganda is reporting that the two Presidents are expected to hold discussions in Angola next week, the second such meeting in two months.
According to a press release from the Angolan presidency, the two leaders will be the second of a quadripartite summit that will bring them together with President Joao Lourenco of Angola and Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo.
According to the press release, the meeting between the four African statesmen follows the Luanda Summit on 12 July. The four heads of state will on August 21 witness the signing of the instruments that enshrine the understandings reached.
At the last meeting, Rwanda and Uganda reached understanding to resolve tensions that have erupted between their two countries in recent months, after contacts undertaken by Angola with the DR Congo’s assistance. The Angola foreign minister has in the past week visited Kigali and Kampala to seal the deal.
The statement after the meeting said that “the summit welcomed the political will of (Rwanda and Uganda) to continue dialogue with a view to finding a solution to existing problems.”
