Press Release from the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda

A Call for Dialogue to Resolve the Conflicts that Led to the Rwanda-Uganda Border Closure

Introduction

On behalf of the Inter-religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), the East African Community – Inter-Religious Council (EAC-IRC) and the African Council of Religious Leaders (ACRL), we wish to express our deep concerns over the current stand-off between Rwanda and Uganda that recently culminated in a unilateral decision to close the border between the two sister states.

As ardent advocates of dialogue, we strongly urge the heads of states of the two sister countries to sit at a round table and find a lasting solution to the underlying misunderstandings between the two countries. We are certain that a number of channels still exist to resolve this conflict. These include, among others, preventative diplomacy spearheaded by the two ministries of Foreign Affairs (for Uganda and Rwanda); the East African Conflict Management Act, 2012, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU).

Read full statement here: Press Release-IRCU