• Latest
Chinese President Xi in Rwanda on 2nd Leg of Africa Trip

Chinese President Xi in Rwanda on 2nd Leg of Africa Trip

7 years ago
Museveni Rallies Apac: ‘Vote for the Old Man with a Hat’

Museveni Resumes Campaign Trail in West Nile, Starting with Pakwach

53 minutes ago
Mafabi Pledges Cable Cars for Mountain Transport, Cooperatives for Farmers

Mafabi Pledges Cable Cars for Mountain Transport, Cooperatives for Farmers

55 minutes ago
Uganda Cranes in Botswana Ahead of World Cup Qualifier

Uganda Cranes in Botswana Ahead of World Cup Qualifier

10 hours ago
Spotify’s ‘Culture in Motion’ Project to Document Global Rise of Afrobeats

Spotify’s ‘Culture in Motion’ Project to Document Global Rise of Afrobeats

10 hours ago
AfDB and Bloomberg Partner to Unlock Private Investment for Africa’s Growth

AfDB and Bloomberg Partner to Unlock Private Investment for Africa’s Growth

10 hours ago
Uganda to Mark National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka with Business, Culture and Diplomacy

Uganda to Mark National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka with Business, Culture and Diplomacy

11 hours ago
SoftPower News
Monday, October 6, 2025
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
SoftPower News
No Result
View All Result
Home Regional Rwanda

Chinese President Xi in Rwanda on 2nd Leg of Africa Trip

by Our Reporter
July 23, 2018
Chinese President Xi in Rwanda on 2nd Leg of Africa Trip

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame (R) with Chinese President, Xi Jinping (L) in Kigali, Rwanda.

8
VIEWS

KIGALI – China’s President, Xi Jinping arrived in Rwanda late Sunday for a two-day visit, on his second leg of an Africa four-nation tour, seeking deeper economic ties with the African continent.

President Xi was welcomed by his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame, his wife Jeannette Kagame. Xi is accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan.

Related Stories

AfDB and Bloomberg Partner to Unlock Private Investment for Africa’s Growth

Trump Administration Backs One-Year AGOA Extension Amid Uncertainty

Trump Approves $14bn TikTok Deal via Executive Order

“We wish a warm welcome to President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan. It’s a pleasure to host you and further strengthen the already good ties between our two nations and people said,” Kagame said.

Xi, who started his Africa tour with Dakar, Senegal on Saturday where he met President Macky Sall is the first ever Chinese head of state to visit Rwanda.

After Rwanda, he will participate in a summit of the BRICS emerging economies in South Africa that starts on Wednesday.

The summit comes amid the United States’ billion-dollar trade war with China and tough trade negotiations with other key economic partners.

Last month, the foreign ministers of BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa criticized what they called a “new wave of protectionism” saying U.S. measures undermine global trade.

China is Africa’s largest trading partner, and opened its first military base on the continent last year in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, which this month launched a China-backed free trade zone it calls the largest in Africa

“The purpose of the visit is to develop and boost bilateral relations between the two countries,” Rao Hongwei, China’s ambassador told Rwanda media in Kigali.

Xi has hailed Rwanda which he said was making progress on every front of development with sustained stability and robust economic growth.

Rwanda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe said Xi’s visit will see fifteen agreements and projects being signed to boost the cooperation between the two countries.

Tags: AfricaBRICSChinaeconomic tiesglobal tradePaul KagameRwandaSenegalSouth AfricaXi Jinping

Recent Stories

Museveni Resumes Campaign Trail in West Nile, Starting with Pakwach

Mafabi Pledges Cable Cars for Mountain Transport, Cooperatives for Farmers

Uganda Cranes in Botswana Ahead of World Cup Qualifier

Spotify’s ‘Culture in Motion’ Project to Document Global Rise of Afrobeats

AfDB and Bloomberg Partner to Unlock Private Investment for Africa’s Growth

Uganda to Mark National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka with Business, Culture and Diplomacy

SoftPower News Logo

SoftPower News is a subsidiary of SoftPower Communications LLC, a Ugandan digital media group. Keep posted of the latest from Uganda and East Africa.
Plot 4B Malcolm X, Kololo
P.O Box 1497, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256-392-001-701
Email: info@softpower.ug

This news site is licenced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

ADVERTISEMENT
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More

© SoftPower News

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

error: Content is protected
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women

© SoftPower News

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?