Uganda and Rwanda to hold talks amid border tension

On Friday Ugandan officials will host their Rwandan counterparts in the capital, Kampala, for a meeting on the implementation of an agreement to end tensions between the two east African neighbours.

The meeting was initially scheduled for 17 October but was postponed.

The diplomatic feud started after both countries traded accusations of interference in each other's affairs.

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Luanda, Angola, in August has failed to ease tensions.

Rwanda closed its border with Uganda in March and has restricted movement of goods and people across the two countries.

Uganda's government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo tweeted on Thursday that today's meeting will be attended by delegations from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo - who are the facilitators of the agreement.

Mr Opondo said all the delegates have confirmed participation in the meeting.

#UgRwandaRelations Uganda and Rwanda will tomorrow hold a follow-up meeting at Speke Resort Munyonyo to the one held in Kigali in September to concretize the issues in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Luanda, Angola in Aug 2019. @UgandaMediaCent

— Ofwono Opondo P'Odel (@OfwonoOpondo) December 12, 2019

#UgRwandaRelations. Tomorrow's meeting will be attended by the delegations from Angola and Dr Congo who are the facilitators to the Luanda MoU. All delegations have confirmed their participation through Uganda's Foreign Affairs Ministry @UgandaMediaCent @ubctvuganda @nbstv

— Ofwono Opondo P'Odel (@OfwonoOpondo) December 12, 2019