Rwanda
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi sent a congratulatory message to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on the occasion of the country's Liberation Day celebrations.
Hani Sweilem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, arrived this morning, Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, on an official visit aimed at strengthening Egyptian–Rwandan cooperation in the field of water resources.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received at Ittihadiya Palace the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
The memorandums of understanding include frameworks for managing water resources, allocating land in Rwanda for logistical and commercial hubs, developing housing projects, and protecting bilateral investments.
Egypt welcomed the signing of a peace agreement by the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, which was reached under the sponsorship of the United States.
Egypt welcomed the inking of the Declaration of Principles in Washington between the Congolese and Rwandan governments on Friday on achieving peace, stability and economic development in eastern Congo.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a phone call Thursday with President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda.
The minister stressed the importance of de-escalation, pacification, self-restraint, and paving the way for a political settlement that defuses tensions, and restores stability in the region.
Egyptian firms also want to seize investment opportunities in the sectors of transportation and constructions.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aati held a phone call on Thursday with his Rwandan counterpart Olivier Nduhungirehe as they discussed ‘distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries’.
Sir Magdi Yacoub updated President Kagame on the Heart Center's development and its goal of providing exceptional medical services to Rwanda and the surrounding region, which was well received by the Rwandan President.
Senior officials also signed an MoU on collaboration between the Egyptian Drug Authority and the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority.
The two countries also signed an MoU on cooperation in the transport sector.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi spoke by phone with President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
Sheikh of Al-Azhar: We are ready to increase scholarships for Rwandan Muslims and allocate half of them to study medicine, pharmacy, engineering and agriculture
The Egyptian Ministry of Transportation will establish a logistics corridor starting from the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania, passing through a logistics area and dry port in Tanzania, and extending to a dry port and logistics area in Rwanda. This initiative aims to facilitate Egyptian exports' access to African countries and strengthen Egyptian-African relations.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir made the announcement on Wednesday.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his happiness to meet the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in New York to discuss the nation's dynamic football development.
Chief of Staff Osama Askar met Rwandan counterpart Jean Bosco Kazura who is visiting Egypt to attend the closing session of the second meeting of the Egyptian-Rwandan Military Cooperation Committee.
At least 129 people were killed in the floodings and landslides so far, Reuters reported, noting that the floods also killed six others in Uganda.
