The Digest:
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for a three-nation visit to France, Kenya, and Rwanda. He will attend the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi (May 11-12), co-chaired by Presidents Macron and Ruto, focusing on energy transition, digital transformation, and climate action. He will then proceed to the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali (May 14-15), themed "Scale or Fail," highlighting Nigeria's investment reforms. The trip will last approximately two weeks.
Key Points:
- The Africa-France Summit theme is "Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth."
- The Africa CEO Forum is in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
- Over 2,000 top executives and national leaders will attend the Kigali forum.
- Tinubu will hold high-level meetings with global and African business leaders.
- He will be accompanied by some ministers and senior aides.
The president will return to Nigeria at the end of the Rwanda summit.
Sources: Bayo Onanuga/x
