The Head of State was bestowed the medal on Monday 17th April 2023 as he visited the country.
Amílcar Cabral Medal is given to the heads of state of countries that are friends of Guinea-Bissau.
Guinée-Bissau is led by Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló,50, since February 2020.
He also served as the country’s Prime Minister between November 2016 and January 2018.
Since he was installed President, the country’s relations with Rwanda gets boost gradually.
On his visit to Guinea-Bissau, Kagame was hosted by his counterpart, Umaro.
According to Rwanda’s Presidency, both leaders held a tête-à-tête and exchanged on various topics including potential areas of bilateral cooperation as well as the regional situation in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
After holding a closed-door meeting, they proceeded to bilateral discussions with members of both delegations.
The President also visited the Mausoleum of National Heroes of Guinea-Bissau dedicated to Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral, Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean Pan-Africanist who was one of Africa’s foremost anti-colonial leaders, and João Bernardo “Nino” Vieira who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2009.
Rwanda and Guinea-Bissau enjoy long-standing relations where both countries have cooperation in the areas of trade, education, tourism and bilateral air service.
President Kagame proceeded to Guinea where he met with the Transition President Col Mamadi Doumbouya to explore bilateral cooperation between Rwanda and Guinea in areas of common interests.
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