Top Highlights from President Museveni's 3-day Visit to Algeria

President Yoweri Museveni left for Algiers, Algeria on Saturday for a three-day state visit. He was invited by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. "I look forward to having fruitful discussions with him to enhance our bilateral relations for the prosperity and interests of our people," he tweeted Saturday.

On arrival, President Museveni was given a red-carpet reception during which he inspected a guard of honor mounted by the Algerian Land, Air, and Navy Forces. He also so received a 21-gun salute, according to the presidency. On Sunday, he and President Tebboune discussed wide-ranging issues, from security to trade to agriculture.

"I was welcomed by H.E Abdelmadjid Tebboune to the Presidential Palace. We discussed issues on growing the prosperity of Africa; agreed to work together in the areas of trade, energy, education, agriculture & counter-terrorism where they have experience in this, just like us," he tweeted Sunday. "In Algeria, we have reliable partners: we are looking at powdered milk which is already coming here, coffee, tea, and then products from Algeria of petroleum and petrochemicals."

He added: "We are looking at Algeria investing in our refinery. We want to build an inland refinery. It is absolutely necessary because it will cut transport costs seeing that we are far away from the coast. I thank His Excellency for the fruitful deliberations we had."

President Museveni on Monday morning said that he also visited the Martyrs’ Memorial monument to pay his respects to all the revolutionaries who sacrificed themselves in the struggle for Algeria’s independence. "I also visited the Central Museum of the Army where I received detailed information on the stages of the history of the Liberation War. I congratulate the heroic people of Algeria for waging the war that liberated Algeria & contributed to the freedom of other African countries," he added.