The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Embassy of France to Uganda have celebrated the Franco-German Friendship Treaty in a pompous Peace and Reconciliation award ceremony.
The event took place on Thursday January 25, 2024, at the German Residence, located at Hill Lane 6, Kololo.
The 61st anniversary of this historic event and the fifth anniversary of the renewed partnership between France and Germany were commemorated by their Excellencies Mr. Matthias Schauer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uganda and Mr. Xavier Sticker, Ambassador of France to Uganda.
On January 22, 1963, the signing of the Élysée Treaty by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer sealed the reconciliation between France and Germany for the benefit of a long and lasting era of peace and friendship between the two countries. On January 22, 2019, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel, signed in Aachen, a new Franco-German treaty on cooperation and integration.
This year’s award was presented to Mr. Faruku Kibaba, Founder and Executive Director of Great Lakes Peace Center (GLPC), a non-governmental organization based in Kasese that works tirelessly towards building peace in the region. The organization assesses and acknowledges the underlying causes of the conflicts and tries to prevent similar reoccurrences in the future in collaboration with regional local governments as well as with people trapped in conflicts.
