Travelers moving through the Gatuna and Katuna border posts in Rwanda and Uganda respectively are apparently overjoyed. The reason behind this is the established one-stop-border-post that recently got operationalized. The travelers said the problems of long queues and inconveniences of clearing twice have now been solved. Two Rwandan frequent travelers yesterday said they come from Rwanda and cross directly into ...
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Yesterday the East African Court of Justice condemned Rwanda for the time it closed its border to Uganda for three whole years. Apparently, this action contravenes the East African Treaty rules of free movement across the member states of the EAC. Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda at Gatuna and Cyanika in 2019 which consequently paralyzed business and halted movement. ...
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The number of buses, passengers and traders at Katuna border in Kabale has drastically fallen due to high costs of Covid-19 testing. The 7th March 2022 saw the reopening of the border for passengers to resume travels between Uganda and Rwanda. After three years of closure, a passenger bus belonging to Volcano Bus company in Rwanda crossed to Uganda.A recent ...
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Wednesday saw the return of the Commander Land Forces Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba back home from Kigali Rwanda. Upon his return, he described the trip as successful. He left on Monday to go to Kigali for yet another series of meetings with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The main focus of the meetings is on further normalizing relations between Uganda and ...
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Former four time presidential candidate Dr Kiiza Besigye has come out to claim that President Museveni swallowed his pride and gave in to the demands of the Rwandan president Paul Kagame. He made his statements in regards to the reopening of the Rwandan border. Apparently, for the past three years, Rwanda closed the Uganda-Rwanda border at Katuna and has only ...
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