Of these, Kenya is among the most visited where where he traveled six times. The visits are obvious given that Kenya is a neighbouring country while both countries belong to the East African Community (EAC). Besides, Kenya has been acting as a mediator on tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
President Kagame arrived in Kenya for the first time on 28th November 2017 to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta for the second term.
The Head of State also visited Germany five times among which he attended Rwanda Day held in Bonn in 2019.
Among others, Kagame held four visits to Angola, majority of which linked to dialogues to mend relations between Rwanda and Uganda. The Head of State also travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) four times.
France is among other countries where Kagame held four visits since 2017. The first was held on 23rd May 2018 when he held a two-day visit to Paris, the capital of France.
At the time, he met with French President, Emmanuel Macron at Palais de l’Élysée where both leaders discussed various bilateral relations topics.
After inauguration, Kagame held the first visit in the United States of America (USA) on 17th September 2017.
At the time, the Head of State delivered a talk at the Nantucket Project, an annual conference held in Massachusetts. On the next day, he met with members of his Advisory Council in New York. All these activities were held on the sidelines of the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations which was attending.
Kagame later visited the United Kingdom on 18th October 2017 where he attended an international conference bringing together young leaders who received lecturers on governance.
He held the first African visit to Congo Brazaville on 19th October 2017. At the time, he was attending the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Heads of State Summit.
President Kagame arrived in UAE for the first time on 1st November 2017 to attend Africa Global Business Forum held in Dubai.
In 2022, Kagame held 17 visits in countries including Kenya, Germany, Belgium, Senegal, Mauritania, Jordan, Egypt, Zambia, Congo, Jamaica, Barbados, Uganda, Switzerland and Angola.
As efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 started yielding fruits in 2021, President Kagame visited countries including Angola, France, DRC, Germany, Mozambique, UAE, Qatar, Japan and Tanzania.
Meanwhile, the Head of State held visits in six countries in 2020. These include UAE, Mozambique, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Kenya.
In 2019, Kagame made 21 visits to different countries across the world namely; Japan, Qatar, Angola, Ethiopia, Switzerland, USA, Tanzania, Kenya, Dubai, Germany, Egypt, France, South Africa, Niger, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Mozambique, Namibia, Central African Republic, Morocco and Russia.
In 2018, President Kagame made 23 visits to countries including Tanzania, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Germany, India, UK, USA, Congo Brazaville, Switzerland, France, Russia, Ghana, Kenya, Djibouti, South Africa, Mauritania, China, Armenia, Qatar, Egypt, Uganda, Argentina, Canada, Jordan, Austria and Ivory Coast.
From September 2017, the Head of State held 11 visits to countries including Sudan, Ghana, Egyot, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, UK, Congo Brazzaville, USA and Dubai.
Regarding citizen outreach programs inside the country, President Kagame visited 13 districts including Rubavu, Musanze, Muhanga, Kicukiro, Karongi, Nyamasheke, Rutsiro, Burera, Huye, Nyamagabe, Nyarugenge, Nyabihu and Nyagatare.
The first was on 28th October 2017 as he attended a monthly community work and officiated the inauguration of cricket Stadium.
For the past two years, President Kagame attended different meetings virtually due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
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