Rwanda and Oman have moved to broaden their economic partnership, signing new agreements covering investment, agriculture, logistics, labor and taxation during President Paul Kagame’s official visit to the Gulf state.
The agreements, signed Tuesday in Salalah, come as the two countries seek to build on several recent deals in aviation, logistics and technology and expand cooperation into areas with direct economic and investment implications.
Rwanda and Oman signed two agreements and six memorandums of understanding covering a range of sectors.
The two agreements provide for visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports and measures to avoid double taxation.
The six memorandums cover agriculture, logistics, land and dry-port development, supply-chain services, investment promotion, labor, strategic partnership and investment activation.
The visa arrangement applies to specified categories of passport holders and does not introduce visa-free travel for ordinary Rwandan and Omani passport holders.
The tax agreement is intended to establish rules for the taxation of income and profits involving the two countries and prevent the same income from being taxed twice.
The latest agreements follow a series of steps taken by Rwanda and Oman this year to strengthen economic links.
In January, the two countries signed cooperation programmes covering logistics services and the development and operation of dry ports and related supply-chain services. They also agreed to cooperate on data centres, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and infrastructure, while Rwanda Development Board and Oman Airports signed a memorandum on airport management.
The countries also agreed to strengthen air connectivity. Direct flights between Kigali and Muscat were planned as part of the January agreements, while SalamAir launched a direct service between the two cities in July, according to the information provided for the visit.
Kagame’s visit comes as both sides look to expand cooperation beyond existing areas.
During talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday, the two leaders discussed investment and cooperation in mining, renewable energy, food security, land ports, logistics and health care.
Oman has previously highlighted Rwanda’s investment opportunities in sectors including agriculture, tourism, hospitality, mining, information and communications technology, health, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and special economic zones.
The latest agreements also build on a memorandum of understanding signed in April 2025 on cooperation in telecommunications and development of the digital economy.
The latest agreements add to a series of measures by the two countries to expand economic cooperation, with logistics, investment, agriculture and other sectors now forming a broader part of their bilateral agenda.
Rwanda and Oman established diplomatic relations in 1982 and have continued to expand cooperation into new areas in recent years.
