Togo and Rwanda have taken a new step in strengthening their bilateral relations. On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the two countries signed three instruments on Wednesday, 23 September 2026 in New York, designed to further structure their cooperation and broaden their areas of collaboration.
The documents were signed by Togo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, Robert Dussey, and his Rwandan counterpart for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe.
The first text is a memorandum of understanding on political consultations. It aims to establish a framework for periodic dialogue between Lomé and Kigali on matters of common interest as well as regional and international issues.
The second memorandum concerns the establishment of a Joint Commission for Cooperation. This body will be tasked with identifying cooperation priorities, monitoring them and assessing progress made in the various areas selected.
The third document is a framework cooperation agreement. It is intended to provide the legal and operational framework necessary for developing new partnerships in several sectors of shared interest.
Through these three instruments, the two countries intend to consolidate their partnership and strengthen South-South cooperation, with the aim of supporting socio-economic development and stability in Africa.
This momentum comes as relations between Lomé and Kigali are expanding in several sectors, including transport, trade and services. In the field of air transport, the two countries have been linked since 2018 by an air services liberalisation agreement.
This arrangement notably allows RwandAir and ASKY Airlines, a Lomé-based carrier, to operate direct routes between the two capitals without frequency limitations.
It is part of the dynamic of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), which aims to facilitate air travel between countries on the continent.
With these new agreements, Lomé and Kigali are thus equipping themselves with institutional mechanisms intended to give greater regularity and depth to their bilateral cooperation.
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