{"id":2000115810,"date":"2026-06-15T13:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000115810"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:51:34","slug":"president-kagame-arrives-in-togo-for-continental-air-transport-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-arrives-in-togo-for-continental-air-transport-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame arrives in Togo for continental air transport summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The high-level Convention is hosted by Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, and jointly organised by the African Civil Aviation Commission and the African Union. It brings together transportation ministers, civil aviation authorities, airline and airport executives, aircraft manufacturers, investors, and other key stakeholders from across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forum seeks to accelerate the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) while promoting a more resilient, sustainable, and competitive aviation sector across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Kagame is expected to deliver remarks during the official opening ceremony of the Convention, highlighting Rwanda\u2019s engagement in regional and continental efforts to strengthen air transport connectivity and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the sidelines of the summit, President Kagame will also hold a bilateral meeting with President Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9 to discuss matters of mutual and regional interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Paul Kagame was received by Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The high-level Convention is hosted by Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, and jointly organised by the African Civil Aviation Commission and the African Union.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Kagame will also hold a bilateral meeting with President Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9 on the sidelines of the summit to discuss matters of mutual and regional interest.<\/strong>

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President Paul Kagame has arrived in Lom\u00e9, Togo, where he will take part in the inaugural African Air Transport Convention & Expo, a continental gathering aimed at advancing Africa\u2019s aviation integration and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000115823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000115810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000115823,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/HK2tryqWIAAkRJR.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1706}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000115810"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000115825,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000115810\/revisions\/2000115825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000115823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000115810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000115810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000115810"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000115810"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000115810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}