The agreement was signed between the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
It will strengthen technical cooperation and build the capacity of institutions in both countries to monitor and oversee the implementation of civil aviation regulations.
The agreement will also facilitate cooperation in airworthiness certification and the inspection of civil aviation equipment and related documentation.
The State Minister in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Colonel Claudien Bizimungu, said the agreement reflects Rwanda’s commitment to deepening its cooperation with China in the aviation sector.
“Today, we are not simply signing a document; we are strengthening the friendship between our two countries and committing ourselves to making the skies safer for all passengers travelling on our airlines,” he said.
Rwanda is among the African countries maintaining close ties with China in trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, recently said Rwanda wants to elevate its relationship with China beyond traditional cooperation in trade and infrastructure towards greater investment in industry, value addition and technological development.
Data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) show that the value of trade between Rwanda and China reached $558.27 million, equivalent to approximately RWF 825 billion, in the second quarter of 2026.
During that period, Rwanda imported goods worth $415.89 million from China, while its exports to the Chinese market amounted to $142.38 million.
