Emmanuel Macron will visit Rwanda on May 27 and 28. According to the Elysée, this is a "long-distance trip" which constitutes a historic visit in line with that made in February 2010 by Nicolas Sarkozy after years of diplomatic estrangement between the two countries. will be in Rwanda on May 27, early in the morning. Upon his arrival, Emmanuel Macron will deliver a solemn speech at the Guisozi memorial. "The speaking is more solemn here," says one at the Elysée. Emmanuel Macron will also take advantage of his stay to inaugurate a new French-speaking cultural center in the presence of several artists but also of Louise Mushikiwabo, former head of Rwandan diplomacy and current secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF).

On May 28 and 29, Emmanuel Macron will be with the bosses of structures such as Sanofi, CMA-CGM, Suez, Engie or even start-ups. After an interview with his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa and a State dinner, Emmanuel Macron must speak the next day from a campus in the presence of students but also researchers and international partners such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) or again the representative of Germany.

This visit will be punctuated by an interview with the philosopher Achille Mbembe, main speaker at the Africa-France summit in Montpellier, next July. It will be followed by a meeting with the French community of Pretoria.