President Kagame in Cairo for official visit

President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, September 23, arrived in Cairo for an Official Visit to Egypt. “He was welcomed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt  to Al-Ittihadiya Palace where the two Heads of State are now holding tête-à-tête discussions before being joined by members of their respective delegations for an expanded meeting’", Office of the President, Village Urugwiro posted on X. As part of efforts to attract investment and strengthen economic ties between Rwanda and Egypt, the inaugural Egypt–Rwanda Business Forum was held on Monday in Cairo. The forum brought together busines

President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, September 23, arrived in Cairo for an Official Visit to Egypt. “He was welcomed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt  to Al-Ittihadiya Palace where the two Heads of State are now holding tête-à-tête discussions before being joined by members of their respective delegations for an expanded meeting’", Office of the President, Village Urugwiro posted on X. As part of efforts to attract investment and strengthen economic ties between Rwanda and Egypt, the inaugural Egypt–Rwanda Business Forum was held on Monday in Cairo. The forum brought together business leaders and investors from both countries to explore opportunities, foster long-term partnerships, and promote trade and investment. Discussions highlighted priority sectors including agro-processing, manufacturing, tourism and hospitality, health and pharmaceuticals, construction and real estate, and mining. By leveraging each country’s strengths and regional advantages, the forum sought to facilitate investment inflows, enable knowledge sharing and technology transfer, and create sustainable business linkages that expand market access across Africa and beyond. In his remarks, RDB CEO, Afrika Jean urged Egyptian investors to explore Rwanda’s diverse opportunities and consider the country as both an investment hub and a gateway to broader regional markets. Egypt and Rwanda share strong and diversified relations across political, economic, cultural, and developmental sectors, with mutual interests in various regional and international matters. According to the Rwandan Embassy in Cairo, the Egyptian Embassy in Kigali was established in 1976, while the Rwandan Embassy in Cairo reopened in March 2015. In August 2024, Rwanda and Egypt signed a $3.3 million agreement to supply medical equipment for the Magdi Yacoub Rwanda-Egypt Heart Centre in Masaka, Kicukiro District. This facility, initiated through a 2021 Memorandum of Understanding between the Rwandan and Egyptian governments and the Rwanda Heart Care and Research Centre, aims to provide free cardiovascular care and is expected to be operational by early 2026. Additionally, on August 12, 2024, both nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in the transport sector. As part of this collaboration, Rwanda allocated land near its border with Tanzania for Egypt to establish a logistics zone, facilitating trade and investment between the two countries. The Egyptian-Rwandan Joint Commission, established in September 1989, held its second session in Cairo from September 7 to 10, 2009. This session, chaired by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries, resulted in the signing of ten cooperation agreements in areas such as economic and technical collaboration, agriculture, customs, youth, industrial development, petroleum and mineral resources, education, health, culture, and scientific and technological cooperation.