Tinubu begins 2-weeks visit to France, Kenya, Rwanda
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday on a three nation visit to Kenya, Rwanda and France.
A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said Tinubu’s first stop will be in France.
He will thereafter move Kenya for the Africa-France Summit scheduled to begin next week.
The summit, co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and President William Ruto of Kenya, will focus on energy transition, green industrialisation, digital transformation, restructuring of global financing architecture, and climate action.
According to the statement, President Tinubu’s participation at the summit from May 11th to May 12th. will underscore Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to strengthening strategic partnerships with African nations and the French Republic.
The summit, with the theme – “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth” – is a high-level platform for African leaders and their French counterparts to deliberate on critical issues affecting the continent, including economic transformation, climate resilience, infrastructure development, youth empowerment, technological advancement, and peace-building initiatives.
At the end of the Kenyan summit, President Tinubu will depart for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the annual Africa CEO Forum, taking place between May 14th and 15th, with the theme “Scale or Fail”.
This year’s Africa CEO Forum will be the largest gathering of African private sector leaders, investors, and policymakers, focusing on accelerating economic transformation through shared scale, regional integration, and increased cross-border investment.
The summit, which will be held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is bringing together over 2,000 top executives and national leaders to debate strategies for building resilient, competitive industries.
The statement added that President Tinubu will at the two summits, highlight his administration’s ongoing reforms to reposition the nation as a prime destination for investment and growth.
He will also hold high-level meetings with top-tier global and African business leaders.
President Tinubu will be accompanied on the trip by some of his ministers and senior aides.
The President will return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.
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