FACT CHECK: Is Ruto the first African leader in 20 years to be invited for state visit in US?

Kenya’s William Ruto recently said he is the first African president in 20 years to be invited on a state visit by a United States president.

“The president of the USA has invited the president of Kenya for a state visit. One of a kind in 20 years, no African president has had a state visit in the USA,” he excitedly announced.Ruto’s claim elicited varying reactions from several Kenyans on X, with some reposting the president’s comments and others celebrating the purported feat.

Osita Agbu, a professor of international relations at Baze University in Nigeria, said state visits are “extremely important” and “holistic”, given that they provide an opportunity for the countries’ leaders to discuss several important issues.highest expression of friendly bilateral relations between the country and a foreign state. It usually lasts for four days and features official public ceremonies.

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