Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Kigali ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday.
The Nigerian leader was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.
Other senior officials present to welcome the President included the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed; Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Rwanda, Ibrahim Zanna; and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare.
Founded in 2012 by Jeune Afrique Media and co-hosted by International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Africa CEO Forum has grown into one of the continent’s leading annual gatherings of business executives, investors, and policymakers.
This year’s forum is themed, “The Scale Imperative: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership.”
During the summit, President Tinubu is expected to deliver a keynote address titled “Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World,” where he will highlight the impact of Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms and broader development agenda.
The President is also expected to hold high-level bilateral meetings with African and global business leaders as part of efforts to strengthen investment partnerships and reinforce Nigeria’s leadership role in shaping Africa’s economic future.
According to a statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu will use the forum to reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to African unity, regional economic integration, and private sector-driven sustainable development across the continent.
