President Mnangagwa arrived in Rwanda early this week to attend the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit taking place in Kigali.

AGRF is Africa’s premier forum for driving the food and agriculture agenda in the continent.

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, Mnangagwa was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta.

He met with by President Kagame at Urugwiro Village on Tuesday 6th September 2022.

Organized under the theme ‘Grow, Nourish, Reward — Bold Actions for Resilient Food Systems’, the AGRF 2022 Summit is taking place in Kigali from 5th to 9th September 2022.

It is expected to provide a platform to reflect on the coordinated large-scale action by leaders, institutions, investors, coalitions, and individuals to accelerate action towards translating commitments made into actionable strategies and progress on the ground.

The summit also brought together leaders from governments, businesses, civil society, international organizations alongside innovators, financiers, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, and youth.

The Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland is among other leaders who attended the summit.

On Tuesday, President Kagame also received and held talks with the Vice President of Tanzania, Philip Mpango who is in Rwanda for the summit.

Rwanda’s Presidency has revealed that both meetings discussed bilateral relations and avenues to strengthen intra-African cooperation and trade.

President Paul Kagame (right) exchanging greetings with his counterpart of Zimbabwe at Urugwiro Village.

Discussions between the two heads of state revolved around bilateral relations and avenues to strengthen intra-African cooperation and trade.

President Kagame also held talks with the Vice President of Tanzania, Philip Mpango who is in Rwanda for AGRF summit.