Dar es Salaam. There is a marked improvement of relations between Tanzania and Rwanda, with the two countries’ presidents now appearing to embrace each other and eager to bury the troubled past in bilateral ties.
President Paul Kagame, who was clearly disenchanted with Tanzania during the last years of Mr Jakaya Kikwete’s presidency, is now openly warming up to Dar es Salaam, while President John Magufuli has also taken into citing its neighbour for praise in a reciprocal gesture.
News yesterday that the two countries are scheduled to hold their first ever trade forum in Kigali in May will only serve to reinforce the view that the two leaders, each with marked quality of strictness in approach to public affairs, are finding the rythm that could re-define their engament as key members of the East African Community (EAC). A statement reeleased in Kigali yesterday revealed that Mr Kagame’s government, in conjuction with the Tanzanian High Commission in Rwanda, will on May 16 hold what has been dubbed “Tanzania-Rwanda Trade Forum” to discuss how the two countries can boost trade among their
