President Bola Ahmed Tinubu landed in Ethiopia on Thursday night for the 38th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, focusing on peace, security, and economic cooperation.
The President arrivals marks a crucial step in Nigeria’s continued engagement with continental affairs, particularly on peace, security, and economic cooperation.
President Tinubu was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia, Ambassador Nasir Aminu.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, informed Tuggar later briefed the President about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, a session that stretched until about 2 am on Friday.
Key Diplomatic Wins for Nigeria
Amb. Bankole Adeoye re-elected as AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security.
Nigeria retains its seat on the AU Peace and Security Council.
Tinubu will deliver a speech at the Summit-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, where discussions will focus on current security challenges on the continent, including the escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The President will participate in meetings on health financing, establishing an Africa Credit Rating Agency, and climate change.
Tinubu’s Agenda at the Summit
Delivers a speech at the AU Peace and Security Council meeting on the DR Congo crisis.
Attends discussions on health financing, climate change, and an Africa Credit Rating Agency.
Tinubu, accompanied by key ministers and security chiefs, will return to Abuja on Monday, February 17.
