Video: Tinubu arrives in Rwanda for Africa CEO Forum

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, to take part in the Africa CEO Forum 2026.

He was received by Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Village.

Videos released by the Nigerian Television Authority on Wednesday show Tinubu stepping down from a Nigerian Air Force aircraft onto a red carpet at Kigali International Airport.

Senior Rwandan officials welcomed him, he inspected a guard of honour, and greeted both Nigerian and Rwandan dignitaries before moving out in a convoy.

In a later ceremony, Kagame personally received Tinubu.

The two leaders walked together along a ceremonial red carpet lined with honour guards before proceeding indoors for bilateral talks.

They were later seen seated side by side in a formal meeting room flanked by the flags of Nigeria and Rwanda.

The two‑day Africa CEO Forum, scheduled for 14–15 May at the Kigali Convention Centre, is Africa’s largest annual private‑sector gathering.

This year’s edition, themed “Scale or Fail: Why Africa must embrace shared ownership,” is expected to draw more than 2,000 CEOs, investors, policymakers and six African heads of state.

In a statement issued earlier on Wednesday, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications to the President, Mr Sunday Dare, said Tinubu remains committed to fast‑tracking Nigeria’s development through reforms and positioning the country as a leading destination for continental and global investment.

The presidential aide described Kigali as more than a diplomatic stop, calling it a launch pad for Nigeria’s continental investment outreach strategy and a platform for Tinubu to personally present Nigeria’s economic proposition.

The forum forms part of a three‑nation tour by the president that began in France.

From 11 to 12 May, he attended the Africa‑France Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, co‑chaired by Presidents Emmanuel Macron (France) and William Ruto (Kenya).

After the Rwanda forum, Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria ahead of the APC presidential primary scheduled for 23 May.