Perezida wa Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika, Donald Trump, yatangaje ko igihugu cye kigamije gukura u Rwanda muri gahunda ya AGOA, iha ibihugu byujuje ibisabwa byo muri Afurika yo munsi y’Ubutayu bwa Sahara amahirwe yo kohereza ibicuruzwa ku isoko rya Amerika bitishyura imisoro imwe n’imwe.
Mu ibaruwa yandikiye Perezida w’u Rwanda, Paul Kagame, iriho itariki ya 28 Ukwakira 2026, Trump yavuze ko Amerika iteganya guhagarika u Rwanda muri iyi gahunda guhera ku wa 1 Mutarama 2027, nyuma yo gutanga integuza y’iminsi 60.
Iki cyemezo cyaje no gutangazwa ku mugaragaro n’Ibiro bishinzwe Ubucuruzi muri Amerika (USTR) ku wa 2 Ugushyingo 2026, byavuze ko Perezida Trump yamenyesheje Kongere ya Amerika n’ubuyobozi bw’u Rwanda n’ubwa Afurika y’Epfo umugambi wo kubikura muri AGAO.
Mu ibaruwa, Trump yavuze ko ubuyobozi bwe bufite impungenge ku byo buvuga ko ari imbogamizi mu bucuruzi n’ishoramari, ibibazo bijyanye n’imiyoborere, kubahiriza amategeko, uburenganzira bwa muntu n’ubwisanzure bwa politiki mu Rwanda.
Yavuze kandi ko ibikorwa bya Guverinoma y’u Rwanda muri Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo bibangamiye umutekano w’akarere n’inyungu za Amerika muri Afurika.
By’umwihariko, Trump yashinje u Rwanda gukomeza guha umutwe wa M23 inkunga ya gisirikare, ibikoresho n’ubundi bufasha, ndetse no kohereza ingabo ku butaka bwa Congo. Yavuze ko ibyo bikorwa bigira uruhare mu guhungabanya umutekano mu burasirazuba bwa Congo.
Ibi ni ibirego biri mu ibaruwa ya Perezida Trump, bikaba bigomba gutandukanywa n’ibyemejwe n’inkiko. U Rwanda rwagiye ruhakana ibirego byo gushyigikira imitwe yitwaje intwaro muri Congo, rukavuga ko rushyigikiye ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’amasezerano y’amahoro ya Washington.
Trump yavuze ko ubuyobozi bwe buzakomeza gukurikirana niba u Rwanda rugira intambwe igaragara mu gukemura impungenge bwagaragaje.
Mu byo yasabye u Rwanda harimo guhagarika inkunga yose ishinjwa guha M23, gukura ingabo n’ibikoresho bya gisirikare by’u Rwanda ku butaka bwa Congo, kurushaho kubahiriza uburenganzira bwa muntu no guteza imbere ubwisanzure bwa politiki.
AGOA, mu magambo arambuye African Growth and Opportunity Act, ni gahunda yashyizweho na Amerika mu mwaka wa 2000 igamije guteza imbere ubucuruzi hagati yayo n’ibihugu by’Afurika yo munsi y’Ubutayu bwa Sahara byujuje ibisabwa.
Iyi gahunda iha ibyo bihugu amahirwe yo kohereza ibicuruzwa bimwe na bimwe muri Amerika bitishyura imisoro, bityo bikarushaho guhangana ku isoko mpuzamahanga.
U Rwanda rufite ibicuruzwa rwohereza muri Amerika birimo ikawa, icyayi n’amabuye y’agaciro. Gukurwamo bishobora gutuma ibicuruzwa byari byungukiraga kuri AGOA bitakomeza koroherezwa mu misoro, bikagira ingaruka ku bacuruzi n’abohereza ibicuruzwa hanze. Icyakora, ntibivuze ko ubucuruzi hagati y’ibihugu byombi buzahagarara burundu.
Mu itangazo ryasohowe ku wa 2 Ugushyingo 2026, USTR yavuze ko icyemezo kigamije gukura u Rwanda na Afurika y’Epfo muri AGOA kizatangira gukurikizwa ku wa 1 Mutarama 2027. Icyakora, ibyo bihugu bishobora kongera kuzuza ibisabwa kugira ngo bisubirane ayo mahirwe.
Iki cyemezo kije mu gihe umubano wa dipolomasi hagati ya Washington na Kigali ukomeje kurangwamo impaka ku mutekano wo mu karere k’Ibiyaga Bigari, cyane cyane ku bibazo by’umutekano mu burasirazuba bwa Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo.
