Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached a mutual accord to eliminate visa requirements, enabling visa-free travel between the two nations.
This agreement is designed to facilitate the movement of individuals and enhance trade relations.
The decision comes after recent negotiations held in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, involving officials from both countries.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been advocating for visa-free entry between the two nations for several months.
“Crossing in East Africa should be cost-free. You pay for a visa when going to America, or Europe, but a visa to DR Congo?! That is rubbish. If that is the case, I have removed it,” President Museveni said last December when he launched the Mpondwe one-stop border post at Uganda’s border with DR Congo.
He requested that the introduction of visa-free travel proceed more quickly in May.
The exorbitant cost of visas at border crossings has previously been criticized by both Congolese and Ugandan people.