June 10, 2019 BBC Great Lakes After having been closed for more than three months, the Rwandan authorities have temporarily reopened the country's busiest border crossing with Uganda to allow heavy goods vehicles to cross. A diplomatic feud between the two countries stopped most cross-border movements <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47495476>, a situation that has had a huge effect on business and daily life for families in both countries. It is estimated that 70% of border trade was stopped, the Uganda authorities have said. In February, Rwanda abruptly closed the main crossing at Gatuna citing ‘"quick renovation works" and denied that there was a political motive. In its words, Rwanda "advised" its citizens not to cross over to Uganda. Rwanda's revenue authority now says the border has been reopened to assess whether the renovated border crossing works. Rwanda has accused Uganda of illegal arrests and the torture of its citizens soil. For its part Uganda says Rwanda is spying on the country. [image: image.png]BBC Normally busy border crossings have been deserted in recent months -- Ann Marie "The art of living consists of knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore." -- Mardy Grothe ################################################################################################# Join the African Association of Madison, Inc. for $25 per year. Mail check to: AAM, PO Box 1016, Madison, WI 53701 Phone: 608-258-0261 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.AfricanAssociationofMadison.org ################################################################################################# *** Send email to the list: [log in to unmask] *** *** Access AAM list archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/AAM.html ***