Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Rwanda

Mkapa to discuss Great Lakes problems

    NAIROBI

    Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa was due to pay a one-day visit to Rwanda on Friday in a bid to boost relations between the two countries, Tanzanian radio reported. It said he was touring the Great Lakes region for talks on the Burundi peace process and implementation of the Lusaka peace accord for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In Rwanda, he will meet his counterpart President Paul Kagame. A statement from State House recalled that the UN Security Council team which visited the region last month had asked Mkapa to continue working towards peace in Burundi and DRC.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join