Vice President (VP) had returned to India after concluding his five-day visit of Rwanda and Uganda.
What happened during Uganda visit?
This was the first high-level bilateral visit to Uganda from India since 1997 and first high-level visit to Rwanda ever.
India and Uganda decided to expand cooperation in the field of energy sector and training of personnel for space programme and peaceful use of atomic energy.
Uganda has pitched for Indian companies to manufacture automobiles locally to discourage import of cars.
At the India-Uganda Business Forum, the VP has emphasised that business ties with Uganda is a “key pillar” of the bilateral relationship.
Uganda & Rwanda – Geography
The equator passes through the African countries of Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia. It also passes through Lake Victoria.
Rwanda (Capital. Kigali) and Uganda (Capital. Kampala) are both land-locked countries.
Rwanda, in east-central Africa, is surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi.
Uganda is bordered on the west by Congo, on the north by the Sudan, on the east by Kenya, and on the south by Tanzania and Rwanda.
The highest point of Rwanda is Karisimbi, which peaks at 14,826 ft.
Numerous lakes dot the landscape, with Lake Kivu making up most of Rwanda's western border. Lake Kivu is one of the 20 deepest lakes in the world, and has a maximum depth of 1,575 ft.
Four of East Africa's Great Lakes - Lake Victoria (second largest inland freshwater lake in the world), Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, and Lake Edward lie within Uganda or on its borders.
