Minister Nduhungirehe met his Ghanaian counterpart Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
On the sidelines of the 46th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe held talks with his counterpart from Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Their discussion focused on further strengthening existing good bilateral relations and cooperation between Rwanda and Ghana.
The event was also a reaffirmation of the enduring relationship between Rwanda and Ghana, two countries with a shared history of Pan-Africanism and solidarity.
Rwanda-Ghana cooperation dates back to several decades. In 1994, the Ghanaian contingent under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was among the few that stayed in Rwanda to contribute to protecting civilians who were being targeted by the Genocide against the Tutsi inspite of UN orders to evacuate. Since then, Rwanda and Ghana have enhanced their relations and cooperated on several fronts.
In 2020, Rwanda established a resident High Commission in Ghana. The chancery of the High Commission is situated in the cosmopolitan city of Accra. In 2021, the High Commission in Ghana was accredited as a non-resident representation for Rwanda in the Republics of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo, to further strengthen existing good relations that Rwanda enjoys with these countries in the sub-region.
Currently, Rwanda and Ghana have signed a General Cooperation (GCA) Agreement, a bilateral Air Service Agreement, an Agreement for the establishment of Joint Permanent Commission and Memoranda of Understanding in a range of sectors including in Defense and Security Cooperation, private sector collaboration, tourism arts and culture, financial sector cooperation, and on trade and economic cooperation. (End).