In recent weeks, Kigali has complained that Uganda has been subjecting its citizens to illegal arrests and torture. It is this route that President Kagame is seen to be moving to secure, as prospects of undertaking joint infrastructure projects with Kenya and Uganda grow dimmer as relations with Kampala get icier. CLOSE TIESIsmael Buchanan, an international relations expert and senior lecturer at the University of Rwanda, said President Magufuli had maintained close ties with both President Kagame and President Museveni, making him a worthy mediator. President Kagame was in Tanzania on the invitation of President Magufuli. Analysts said President Kagame is being tactful in seeking President Magufuli’s intervention in Rwanda’s developing crises in the region.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2019 12:28 UTC