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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has landed in Nairobi, Kenya, for a two-day Africa-France Summit in the East African nation.
This Nairobi stop forms part of his three-country tour, which kicked off Sunday, May 3, from Abuja, covering France, Kenya and Rwanda
His flight arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport around 12:15am local time yesterday,, greeted by senior Nigerian and Kenyan officials.
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Welcoming the President were Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele; Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaye; Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mohammed Mohammed and Nigerian Ambassador to France, Ayodele Oke.
Tinubu is attending the summit, co-chaired by French President, Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President, William Ruto. Titled: “Africa forward: Africa-France partnerships for innovation and growth,” the event will address critical continental challenges like energy transition, green industrialisation, digital transformation, climate action and global financing reforms.
After the summit, Tinubu will head to Kigali, Rwanda, for the Africa CEO Forum on May 14 and 15. Themed, ‘Scale or Fail,’ the gathering draws over 2,000 private sector leaders, investors, and policymakers to explore economic acceleration via regional integration and cross-border deals.
The President also plans bilateral meetings with top global and African business figures during the tour, wrapping up with his return from Rwanda.
