Uganda and DRC officials agree trade, immigration and security measures at Mpondwe/Kasindi border meeting

A three-day cross-border meeting between Ugandan and Congolese officials ended on 20 February 2026 at the Mpondwe/Kasindi One Stop Border Post, led by Uganda's ambassador to the DRC, Farid Kaliisa, and North Kivu's vice governor, according to ChimpReports. The delegations directed technical teams to set up a Joint Border Operations Committee, adopted a fisheries roadmap for Lakes Edward and Albert, and Ugandan officials asked the DRC to speed up reciprocal visa waivers.