Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s special envoy Ambassador John Kayode Shinkaiye and Rwandan President Paul Kagame met here Thursday to discuss bilateral ties.
Amb. John Kayode Shinkaiye who is the Chief of Staff, Bureau of the Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC) extended greetings to Kagae mon behalf of Buhari, saying the several meetings between the two leaders in recent years has led the comprehensive strategic partnership into a new era.
The meeting between the two leaders comes after President Paul Kagame has called on African Union member states to support initiatives and partnerships by African Union Development Agency – NEPAD during a virtual meeting, NEPAD@20 Symposium, which reviewed the agency’s work over the last 20 years and the capacities needed to support the African Union’s continental development agency.
Kagame is the current Chairperson of the agency, now named AUDA-NEPAD.
NEPAD is a development agency of the African Union, coordinating and executing priority regional and continental development projects to promote regional integration towards the accelerated realisation of Agenda 2063 – Africa’s vision and action plan.
Speaking at the occasion Kagame noted that NEPAD has remained true to its vision over the years with its values part of the reform spirit.
The agency’s performance over the years, he said, makes it ideal to lead the implementation of agenda 2063 on behalf of the AU.
“It is, therefore, no accident that NEPAD officially became the African Union Development Agency in 2018. NEPAD’s track record makes it the ideal institution to help lead implementation of Agenda 2063 on behalf of the African Union,” Kagame said.
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