{"id":238783,"date":"2026-01-04T18:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/just-in-tinubu-meets-rwandan-president-discusses-global-affairs-africas-future\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T18:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:18:55","slug":"just-in-tinubu-meets-rwandan-president-discusses-global-affairs-africas-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/just-in-tinubu-meets-rwandan-president-discusses-global-affairs-africas-future\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Tinubu meets Rwandan president, discusses global affairs, Africa\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"306\">President Bola <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>on Sunday held a private lunch meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to discuss global developments and Africa\u2019s position in a rapidly changing international environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"514\">\u201cThis afternoon, I had a private lunch with H. E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to discuss the current state of world affairs and advancing Africa in an ever-changing global landscape,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/tinubu\">Tinubu <\/a>wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"633\">The meeting comes amid Nigeria\u2019s renewed push to deepen diplomatic, economic and security partnerships across Africa.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"786\">Nigeria and Rwanda have maintained warm bilateral relations, anchored on cooperation in diplomacy, trade, aviation, education, security and technology.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"966\">Both countries are signatories to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and have publicly committed to boosting intra-African trade and economic integration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1181\">In recent years, Nigeria and Rwanda have collaborated on aviation liberalisation, with Kigali-based RwandAir expanding routes into Nigeria following the reopening of Nigeria\u2019s airspace under reciprocal agreements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1396\">Rwanda has also looked to Nigeria\u2019s large market and private sector strength, while Nigeria has drawn lessons from Rwanda\u2019s post-genocide recovery, governance reforms and technology-driven public service delivery.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1601\">Kagame has previously visited Nigeria for bilateral talks and regional summits, while Nigerian officials have engaged Rwanda on security cooperation, innovation, digital governance and youth development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu on Sunday held a private lunch meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to discuss global developments and Africa\u2019s position in a rapidly changing international environment. \u201cThis afternoon, I had a private lunch with H. 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