A major step toward developing diplomatic and commercial ties between Rwanda and Algeria has been taken with the announcement by President Paul Kagame of the inauguration of a new Rwandan Embassy in Algeria.
Kagame made the statement while co-chairing a high-level signing ceremony with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during his official two-day visit to Algeria.
A number of bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding spanning several sectors of cooperation were signed under the direction of the two leaders.
These include the following: higher education, civil and commercial justice, aviation, entrepreneurship, innovation, investment promotion, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, policing, and vocational training.
After talks between the two presidents of state, the event took place in the Presidential Palace in Algiers.
Paula Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, and Sid Ali Zerrouki, Algeria’s Minister of Post and Telecommunications, signed a memorandum of understanding in the area of digital cooperation.
Additionally, an agreement centered on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the digital economy was inked by the two parties.
Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, signed a number of important agreements with his Algerian colleague, one of which was on the development of investment. Alongside Algeria’s Minister of Vocational Training Yacine El Mahdi Oualid, he also co-signed a memorandum of agreement pertaining to vocational training and one between Rwanda’s Food and Drugs Authority and Algeria’s National Agency of Pharmaceutical Products.
Algeria’s Minister of Communication, Mohamed Meziane, and Minister Nduhungirehe inked an agreement in the field of communication.
Rwanda’s foreign minister and Algeria’s agriculture minister, Youcef Cherfa, signed a document confirming further agricultural and livestock cooperation. In the bilateral talks, scientific research and higher education were major topics.
An executive program and agreement covering 2026–2029 were agreed between Rwanda and Algeria. Both Minister Nduhungirehe and Kamel Baddari, Algeria’s Minister of Higher Education, signed these.
The agreements also included air transport services, with Rwanda’s foreign minister and Algeria’s transport minister, Saïd Sayoud, signing a partnership to enhance airline connectivity and logistical cooperation.
Additionally, the nations reached an agreement to exempt bearers of diplomatic and service passports from reciprocal visa requirements.
Ahmed Attaf, the foreign minister of Algeria, and his Rwandan counterpart signed this.
Additionally, Rwanda’s foreign minister and Algeria’s justice minister, Lotfi Boudjemaa, agreed on judicial cooperation in civil and business affairs.
Cooperation in policing was not excluded. To improve cooperation in law enforcement, Minister Nduhungirehe and Interior Minister Brahim Merad of Algeria signed a memorandum of understanding.
The extensive accords signify new prospects for trade, innovation, education, and diplomacy and show a strengthening relationship between the two nations.
It is anticipated that the future Rwandan Embassy in Algiers will act as a key location for growing Rwanda’s footprint in North Africa and promoting more seamless bilateral relations with Algeria.
Rwanda had one general consulate and forty-eight diplomatic posts as of May 2025. These missions include 37 honorary consuls in 17 nations, regional and international organizations, and 147 countries.