Rwanda and Côte d’Ivoire were officially invited to the Guinea Conakry Independence Parade on October 2.
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya officially invited Rwanda to the Guinean national festivities on 2 October, thus dedicating a new gesture of rapprochement between the two countries.
The participation of the Rwandan army in the 2 October parade should thus be a strong symbol of friendship, cooperation and rapprochement between Rwanda and Guinea Conakry.
Cooperation between Guinea Conakry and Rwanda has been greatly intensified in recent years under the leadership of Guinean Presidents Mamadi Doumbouya and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, illustrating a successful dynamic of South-South cooperation.
Guinea Conakry appointed its first resident ambassador in Kigali in 2023, followed by the inauguration of the Rwandan embassy in Conakry in January 2024.
In October 2024, a Joint Main Committee in Kigali signed 12 major agreements on defence, security, justice, trade, diaspora and decentralization.
President Paul Kagame moved to Conakry for the launch of the Simadou 2040 mining project and the Smart Africa summit. (End)