{"id":55481,"date":"2025-09-03T19:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-hosts-africa-s-aviation-safety-agency-chief\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:30:21","slug":"president-kagame-hosts-africa-s-aviation-safety-agency-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-hosts-africa-s-aviation-safety-agency-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame hosts Africa\u2019s aviation safety agency chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a statement from the Office of the President, the two discussed ASECNA\u2019s central role in advancing aviation across the continent as well as Rwanda\u2019s leadership in the use of drones to deliver economic and health benefits. Rwanda is widely recognised for pioneering drone technology, particularly in the delivery of medical supplies to remote areas.<\/p>\n

Zo\u2019o Minto\u2019o is in Kigali for the 9th edition of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition, a major gathering of global and continental stakeholders in the aviation industry. Rwanda last hosted the summit in 2022.<\/p>\n

The two-day event, hosted by the Government of Rwanda alongside the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, RwandAir, and Rwanda Airports Company, opens on September 4 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre.<\/p>\n

With the theme \u201cCollaborating to unlock Africa\u2019s aviation growth,\u201d the summit will provide a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and the showcasing of aviation innovations. <\/p>\n

The summit’s agenda focuses on key issues shaping the sector, including sustainability through the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), the future of advanced air mobility (AAM) with drones and eVTOL aircraft, and infrastructure development such as airport expansion and enhanced air traffic management systems.<\/p>\n

The summit also highlights Rwanda\u2019s growing position as a hub for aviation excellence. The country is investing heavily in infrastructure, notably the new Kigali International Airport at Bugesera, and positioning itself as a leader in technological innovation within the industry.<\/p>\n

The previous edition of the Aviation Africa Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September 2024. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Kigali summit is expected to draw senior government officials, industry leaders, and professionals from across Africa and beyond to transform policy discussions into practical steps for the sector\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n

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President Paul Kagame on Wednesday hosted Prosper Zo\u2019o Minto\u2019o, Director General of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), at Urugwiro Village ahead of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2025 in Kigali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000093787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000093787,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gz7jsapxiaauapnlogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55481","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=55481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000093787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55481"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55481"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}