Kagame assumed the office on Sunday in the ceremony that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in line with the 30th AU Summit.
Through his twitter account, Kagame thanked people who congratulated him and promised them on better services in the Union.
“To the many leaders and citizens of our continent who sent congratulatory messages but above all gave me your trust to lead our African Union (AU), I thank you immensely and I do not take this for granted. I will give it all I can to serve you the way it should be!!” reads his tweet.
Kagame reminded them that it is double trust upon him following the reform of the union he leads.
“In fact it is ‘double trust’ – at first you(leaders) have asked me to lead the reform process and happy to say we have made good progress together and we continue to do so!” he said.
Kagame assumed the AU chairmanship on Sunday replacing Guinea President Alpha Conde.
In his acceptance speech, Kagame said that Africa has assets and strengths to build on, starting with African Union and its tangible commitment to unity.
“Unity must be our starting point as we work to re-define Africa’s plans and ambitions. These changes need to happen,” he said.
“There’s no country on our continent that does not want to be part of a more assertive and visible Africa. The programmes, policies and priorities of the AU contain the right tools for the job,” he added.
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