East Africa: President Kagame, President Museveni Seek to Cement Friendships

East Africa has seen a rare flurry of high-level shuttle diplomacy over the past couple of weeks as presidents move to protect their country's strategic interests in the face of leadership changes and simmering tensions.

But while some meet-and-greet tours were expected following the installation of Ethiopia's first female President Sahle-Work Zewde last year and Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January, threats to long-term interests have left the presidents ill at ease.

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