From 17 - 18 April 2023, President Kagame made a one-day working visit to Guinea-Bisau and a two-day working visit to Guinea Conakry respectively. The bigger picture: President Kagame held a tête-à-tête with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, followed by bilateral discussions with their respective delegations, and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Visas Requirements Exemption. The two Heads of State also addressed a joint press conference.

The medal: President Kagame was conferred the Amílcar Cabral Medal, the highest distinction in Guinea-Bissau, attributed to the heads of state of countries that are friends of Guinea-Bissau. Wednesday, 19 April - President Kagame received a delegation led by David Bonderman, co-founder of the TPG, a global alternative asset firm with a long history of investing in growth, change, and innovation. Discussions: Conservation efforts across the continent.

Guinea Conakry: President Kagame and H.E. Col. Mamadi Doumbouya witnessed the inauguration of a highway interchange connecting Kagbélen to Conakry that was named after President Kagame. The completed infrastructure will ease movement between major industrial cities and Conakry as well as with neighboring countries.

Key quote: “Every country on our continent has challenges. In Rwanda, we have our own challenges. In Guinea there are challenges. Working together there is no challenge we can’t address.” President Kagame.