President Bola Tinubu on Sunday held a private lunch meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris, France, where both leaders discussed world affairs and strategies for advancing Africa’s interests.

The Presidency disclosed this in a photo news showing the two leaders seated at a table in what appeared to be an upscale Parisian restaurant, engaged in conversation over a meal.

“President Bola Tinubu at a private lunch in Paris with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, discussing world affairs and advancing Africa. Sunday, January 4, 2026,” the statement read.

The meeting comes one week after Tinubu departed Lagos for Europe on December 28, 2025, to continue his end-of-year break.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had in a statement, confirmed the President’s departure, noting that the trip was ahead of an official engagement at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit scheduled for early January 2026.

President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, invited Tinubu to participate in the 2026 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit, a weeklong event that mobilises leaders from government, business, and society to chart the next era of sustainable development.

The Presidency had not disclosed which specific European countries the President would visit during his break, though he has historically spent portions of his annual leave in France and the United Kingdom.

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