Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, had the honor of meeting Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the presidential palace in Kigali on Sunday.

Rema was in Kigali to attend the 2023 Trace Music Awards, where he received two prestigious awards: Global African Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for his track 'Calm Down.'

During his visit to the President, the music star expressed his feelings, saying, "Coming to Rwanda gives me the sense of being in a place where I can relax and feel at home without the need to travel overseas."

“A lot of time we just want to take that break, we just want to lay back… I feel like with here we can serene energy, that vibe. And I feel like it’s even going to be a bigger thing when we [Africans] start uniting.

“I must say thank you so much, Mr President.”