Tag: AU Summit
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Tinubu departs for France ahead of AU summit in Addis Ababa
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. “In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive
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Tinubu returns to Nigeria after attending AU Summit in Kenya
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, yesterday returned to Abuja the nation’s capital after attending the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, (AU) which took place in Nairobi, Kenya over the weekend. His flight touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 4:20 p.m. on Monday.
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Buhari returns to Abuja after attending AU Summit in Addis Ababa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday returned to Abuja after participating in the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of the
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Biden promises partnership with Africa, may attend next AU Summit
President Joe Biden on Friday promised partnership with Africa and said he hoped to attend the next African Union summit, an about-face in US interest in a continent largely ignored by his predecessor. In a video message to this weekend’s African Union summit, being held virtually due to Covid, the new US leader promised to…
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Photos: Buhari, Obasanjo, other African leaders meet at AU Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari met many prominent African Leaders at the ongoing 33rd AU Summit in Addis Ababa on 9th Feb 2020. At the opening of proceedings on Sunday, the president met with some highly important diplomats and statesmen, which includes Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Rwandan President Paul Kagame, President Mahamadou Issoufou of the…
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Buhari returns to Abuja after AU Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Monday after attending the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger Republic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft, conveying the president and some members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at…
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Buhari arrives Niamey ahead of AU Summit [Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Niger for the 12th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government. President Buhari departed the country on Saturday morning to join other African leaders. The Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union is expected to launch the operational instruments of the Agreement…
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AU Summit: Buhari cancels Rwanda trip, withdraws from signing African trade agreement
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his trip to Kigali, Rwanda scheduled for Monday. Buhari was expected to attend an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday, March 21, to sign the framework agreement for establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area. The agreement is expected to allow free trade among all countries that…
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AU Summit: Buhari, other African leaders consider regional efforts to end Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday joined fourteen other members of the Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the prevention and management of terrorism in the continent especially the Boko Haram insurgents ravaging Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,…