Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe

This evening, Minister @onduhungirehe joined the Uganda High Commission in Kigali (@UGHighCommRWA) to celebrate Uganda’s 64th Independence Day.

He commended the longstanding friendly relations between Rwanda 🇷🇼 and Uganda 🇺🇬 and reaffirmed the importance of continued cooperation across various fields.

"Our meeting in Kigali comes at a time when Africa needs, more than ever, to increase its own production, investment capabilities and innovation." — @onduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation @RwandaMFA.

Watch highlights from the Rwanda–Senegal Business Forum held this week.

Cet après-midi à Kigali, le Ministre @onduhungirehe, aux côtés de son homologue, S.E. Cheikh Niang, Ministre de l’Intégration africaine, des Affaires étrangères et des Sénégalais de l’Extérieur du Sénégal, a coprésidé la 1ʳᵉ Session de la grande commission mixte de coopération entre la République du Rwanda et la République du Sénégal.

Au cours de cette session, les deux Ministres ont signé trois (3) accords et huit (8) protocoles d’accord (MoU) visant à renforcer davantage la coopération entre les deux pays:

1. Protocole d'Accord sur les Consultations Politiques
2. Protocole d'Accord de Coopération dans le domaine des TIC et de l’Innovation ;
3. Mémorandum d'Entente dans le domaine du tourisme ;
4. Protocole d'Accord de Coopération dans le domaine de la Jeunesse ;
5. Mémorandum d’entente de coopération dans les domaines de la Culture et des Arts ;
6. Protocole d'Accord sur la coopération dans le domaine des Sports,
7. Projet d'Accord en matière d’Enseignement Supérieur et de Recherche Scientifique ;
8. Projet d’Accord de Coopération dans le domaine de la Normalisation.
9. Convention sur l’Entraide judiciaire en matière pénale ;
10. Convention de Coopération sur l’Extradition ;
11. Accord relatif au transfèrement des personnes condamnées.

🔗Communiqué conjoint: minaffet.gov.rw/fileadmin/user…

📸Plus de photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjD7193

This morning, Minister @onduhungirehe, alongside his counterpart, H.E. Cheikh NIANG, Senegal's Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, gave closing remarks at the Rwanda–Senegal Business Forum, held on the sidelines of the inaugural Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC).

The two ministers also witnessed the signing of an MoU between @RDBrwanda and Senegalese Investment promotion agency APIX.

Yesterday, Minister @onduhungirehe, alongside other senior government officials, received H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of the Republic of Kenya and member of the African Union Panel of Facilitators for the peace process in eastern DRC.

Discussions focused on the work of the Panel of Facilitators and ongoing efforts to advance the AU-led peace process.

Today in Nairobi, Minister of State Dr. Usta Kaitesi (@UstaNcusta) and H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi (@MusaliaMudavadi), Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs of Kenya, concluded the 10th Session of the Kenya–Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) with the signing of two (2) agreements and nine (9) memoranda of understanding to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries:

1.Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters;
2.Agreement on transfer of sentenced persons;
3.MoU on Political Consultations;
4.MoU on Immigration Matters;
5.MoU on Housing and Urban Development;
6.MoU on Diaspora Management;
7.MoU on Water Resources Management and Irrigation;
8.MoU on Local Governance between Kenya and Rwanda;
9.MoU between Rwanda Investigation Bureau and Kenya National Police Service;
10.MoU on Culture and Heritage;
11.MoU in the Field of Conservation.

🔗 For more details, read the joint communiqué: minaffet.gov.rw/fileadmin/user…