President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, May 2, for official visits to Kenya, Rwanda, and France.
This was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
President Tinubu’s first stop will be France, after which he will proceed to Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the Africa-France Summit scheduled to begin next week.
Co-chaired by President Emmanuel Macron and President William Ruto, the summit will focus on energy transition, green industrialisation, digital transformation, restructuring of the global financing architecture, and climate action.
President Tinubu’s participation at the summit, scheduled for May 11–12, will underscore Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening strategic partnerships with African nations and the French Republic.
The summit, themed “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth,” will provide 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 conclusion of the Kenyan summit, President Tinubu will depart for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the annual Africa CEO Forum, scheduled for May 14–15.
With the theme “Scale or Fail,” this year’s Africa CEO Forum is expected to 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.
Held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the forum will bring together over 2,000 top executives and national leaders to debate strategies for building resilient and competitive industries.
At both summits, President Tinubu is expected to deliver statements highlighting his administration’s ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning Nigeria as a prime destination for investment and growth.
He will also hold high-level meetings with leading global and African business figures.
President Tinubu will be accompanied on the trip by some ministers and senior aides and is expected to return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.
