President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, where he is expected to promote Nigeria’s economic reform agenda and deepen strategic partnerships across the continent.
Tinubu landed in the Rwandan capital on Wednesday and was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, alongside Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.
Also on hand to receive the President were the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed; Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Rwanda, Ambassador Ibrahim Zanna; and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare.
The Africa CEO Forum, founded in 2012 by Jeune Afrique Media and co-hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has grown into one of the continent’s biggest gatherings of business leaders, policymakers and investors. The annual event focuses on driving Africa’s economic transformation through regional integration, private sector collaboration and cross-border investments.
This year’s edition is themed, “The Scale Imperative: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership,” with discussions expected to centre on Africa’s economic resilience, industrialisation, infrastructure development and investment opportunities.
Tinubu is scheduled to deliver a keynote session titled, “Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World,” where he is expected to highlight the progress recorded under his administration’s economic reforms and defend policies aimed at stabilising Nigeria’s economy despite global economic uncertainties.
The President is also expected to hold a series of high-level bilateral meetings with African and global business leaders during the summit. According to the Presidency, the engagements will focus on strengthening economic cooperation, attracting investment and reinforcing Nigeria’s leadership role in shaping Africa’s economic future.
