President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday.

The Special Adviser to Mr Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Wednesday that the president was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, and the Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.

Others who received Mr Tinubu included the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed; the Nigerian Chargé d’Affaires in Rwanda, Ambassador Ibrahim Zanna; and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare.

He said, “Founded in 2012 by Jeune Afrique Media and co-hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the forum has become the largest annual gathering of African private sector leaders, investors, and policymakers.”

He added that the forum focuses on accelerating economic transformation through shared scale, regional integration and increased cross-border investment.

Mr Onanuga said the theme of this year’s forum is “The Scale Imperative: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership.”

He added that Mr Tinubu would speak on “Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World,” highlighting the gains of sustaining Nigeria’s bold reforms, among other topics.”

He further said that Mr Tinubu would also hold high-level bilateral meetings with top global and African business leaders while reaffirming Nigeria’s leadership role in shaping the continent’s future.

“President Tinubu will use the occasion of the summit to reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to advancing African unity, deepening regional economic cooperation, and fostering strategic partnerships to accelerate private sector-driven sustainable development across the continent,” he said.