Tinubu Jets Out on 3-Nation Tour to France, Kenya, and Rwanda; President Set to Woo 2,000 Global CEOs as Nigeria Hunts for Multi-Billion Dollar Deals

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is taking Nigeria’s “Renewed Hope” agenda to the global stage once again, embarking on a strategic three-nation tour starting this Saturday. The marathon diplomatic mission, which spans France, Kenya, and Rwanda, is being positioned as a “technical rescue” for the nation’s investment profile, as the President prepares to sit across the table from some of the world’s most influential business leaders and heads of state.

The journey kicks off with a stop in France for high-level bilateral talks, serving as a precursor to the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi. Co-chaired by Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto, the Nairobi summit is expected to be a “digital-age” battleground for ideas on green industrialization and climate resilience. For the Nigerian delegation, the focus is clear: ensuring that the restructuring of the global financing architecture favors Africa’s largest economy as it navigates its way out of the current “fiscal trenches.”

From Kenya, the President will move to Kigali, Rwanda, for the prestigious Africa CEO Forum. Under the blunt theme “Scale or Fail,” the forum will see Tinubu presenting his administration’s latest reforms including the recent stabilization of the national grid and the liberalized foreign exchange market to a room of over 2,000 top-tier executives. The goal is to move beyond “potential” and secure hard commitments for cross-border investments in energy, tech, and manufacturing.

“Nigeria is open for business, and we are no longer just talking about it; we are showing the receipts,” a senior presidential aide noted ahead of the departure. “The President is going there to compete. Whether it’s in the boardroom in Kigali or the summit halls in Nairobi, the message is that the Nigerian market is the most resilient destination for capital in 2026.”

As the 2027 transition cycle begins to take shape at home, these international engagements are being viewed as critical “legacy-building” moves. By positioning Nigeria at the center of the Africa-France and CEO Forum dialogues, the administration hopes to trigger a fresh wave of FDI that will stabilize the Naira and create the one million jobs recently promised under the NEC’s new cultural and creative push. The President is expected to return to Abuja immediately following the conclusion of the Kigali summit.