Rwanda and Egypt on Sunday, September 28, signed a Visa Waiver Agreement for diplomats, easing travel between the two nations as their relations continue to deepen.

The agreement was signed in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly by Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and Egypt’s Minister of State for African Affairs, Badr Abdelatty.

The development comes shortly after President Paul Kagame’s September 23 visit to Cairo, where he and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi oversaw the signing of several bilateral deals covering investment promotion, water resource management, reciprocal land allocation, and urbanisation and housing development.

Ahead of Kagame's visit, business leaders convened in Cairo for the inaugural Egypt–Rwanda Business Forum, which brought together investors from both countries across key sectors including real estate, construction, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and agriculture.

Cooperation between the two countries has been steadily expanding in recent years.

Notable projects include the ongoing construction of the $20 million Rwanda–Egypt Heart Care Centre in Kigali, as well as growing collaboration in education, infrastructure, and defence.