Subscribe by rss
    Sunday 24 January, 2021
    Rwanda News
      • Home
      • National
      • Politics
      • Regional
      • Magazines
      • OP&ED
    Published On: Thu, Sep 8th, 2016
    featured1 / National | By Peter Mugabo

    Kagame in Dar-Es Salaam to discuss Burundi, South Sudan Crises

    east-african-community-heads-of-state-meeting-for-the-17th-extra-ordinary-summit

    East African Community Heads of State meeting  for the 17th Extra – Ordinary Summit

    President Paul Kagame has this morning arrived in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar-es-Salaam to attend the 17th Extra-ordinary Summit of the East African Community, his office announced.

    A communiqué from the office of EAC Secretariat says the 17th EAC extra-ordinary summit of heads of state will consider ministerial council reports of South Sudan and Burundi, as well as considering new EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement.

    Burundi and South Sudan have plunged into political crises and other member states must contribute to restoring peace and stability.

    Burundi’s political turmoil will take center stage at this summit where Benjamin Mkapa, former Tanzanian President and facilitator of Burundi-dialogue will brief heads of state on the outcomes of peace talks.

    Burundi foreign Minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe will represent President Pierre Nkurunziza who has been locked inside the country since a failed coup to overthrow him in May last year.

    More than 450 people have been killed since President Pierre Nkurunziza pursued and won a third term last year- a move his opponents say violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended a civil war in 2005. Tit-for-tat violence by rival sides has left both government officials and members of the opposition dead.

    Meanwhile, as EAC leaders will consider EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement which would lift trade barriers between the two organizations, Rwanda and Kenya already signed the deal. Tanzania continues to maintain its hard line position to sign the document.

    Exports to European Union from the East African community bloc are dominated by coffee, flowers, fish, tobacco and vegetables, amounting to €2,614 million last year, while EU exports to EAC such as machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles and pharmaceutical products hit €4,061 million in the same year.

    Rwanda exports to EU mainly coffee, tea and minerals were valued at $50.7 as of April this year.

    Related News
    Tweet

    Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts

    Africa Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Rwanda

    Disruptive Technology Takes Centre Stage at African Innovation Summit in Rwanda

    Kagame in Belgium, Scheduled Talks with King and PM

    Leave a comment

    Click here to cancel reply.

    XHTML: You can use these html tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

    Join us in Facebook

    Popular Posts

    • Tribert Rujugiro: The Story of the Rwandan Billionaire
    • Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts
    • Why Ugandan President Museveni is Insulting Rwanda’s War Dead
    • Israel Joins Rwanda to Demand France Acts on Genocide Suspects
    • Unknown son of Gen Fred GISA Rwigema reappears after 24 years

    Recent News

    • Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts
    • Africa Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Rwanda
    • Disruptive Technology Takes Centre Stage at African Innovation Summit in Rwanda
    • Kagame in Belgium, Scheduled Talks with King and PM
    • How Rwandan Banks can Benefit from Latest Technologies
    • Rwanda: Food Delivery App Cuts Prices, Meal Arrival Time
    • Rwanda Starts Phasing Out Dangerous Refrigerators

    Subscribe via email

    Enter your email address:

    Tweet
    Rwanda News
      • Home
      • About us
      • Contact Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • RSS by category
      • Irembo
      • Abanyapolitiki
        • Ibibazo n’ibisubizo
        • Ibikorwa
        • Imitwe ya politiki
        • Rwanda Politics
        • Ubuvugizi
    All Rights Reserved | NewsOfRwanda.com
      • Home
      • National
      • Politics
      • Regional
      • Magazines
      • OP&ED