daniel chigunwe
Political Editor
AFRICA should come together in preserving and perpetuating Pan-Africanism to develop as a continent with a shared history and similar vision, visiting Rwandan Minister of Defence Major-General Albert Murasira has said.
Maj-Gen Murasira yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House in the company of Minister of Defence and War Veterans Cde Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri.
After a closed door meeting, Maj-Gen Murasira, who had earlier visited the Museum of African Liberation under construction in Harare, said Africa should tell its own story.
“I have seen the way that Zimbabwe is committed to Pan-Africanism liberation so that we can come together as Africans, working together, telling our own history so that we can learn from the past to protect our honour and dignity,” he said.
Riding on the framework of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as well as the Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation between Zimbabwe and Rwanda, the two nations have since the dawn of the New Dispensation strengthened cooperation.
At the regional level, the two countries with other SADC member states, have joined forces in combating terrorism threat in neighbouring Mozambique.
“This (meeting with President Mnangagwa) shows the scope of the level of cooperation between two countries coming from the highest level.
“We are exchanging information and also combating terrorism on the continent and specifically in Mozambique.”
“This is what we discussed and we will continue to work with the Minister of Defence and War Veterans (Cde Muchinguri Kashiri) so that we put in practice what we have agreed and we have been briefed by His Excellency President Mnangagwa that support will come from the highest level so that we achieve our goals,” he said.
Zimbabwe, through the Defence College and the National Defence University has attracted military personnel from far and wide including Rwanda with Cde Muchinguri-Kashiri saying more will be coming to undergo studies.
Zimbabwe and Rwanda recently signed a number of Memorandum of Understanding/Agreements in a number of sectors as part of engage and re-engagement policy
At the inaugural session of the Zimbabwe-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation, the two countries agreed on strengthening cooperation in areas such as aviation, mining, energy and education among others.
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