President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and the AU–EU Summit.
This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Tinubu will first join world leaders at the 20th G20 Summit in Johannesburg from November 22 to 23, hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The meeting, themed “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” will focus on inclusive growth, disaster risk reduction, climate change, energy transition, food systems, critical minerals, decent work and artificial intelligence.
After the G20 sessions, Tinubu will proceed to Luanda for the 7th AU–EU Summit holding from November 24 to 25.
The summit will gather African and European leaders, young innovators and civil society groups to develop recommendations on climate change, infrastructure, digital economy, manufacturing and agribusiness.
Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on security, development and economic cooperation.
He will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar, Finance Minister Wale Edun, Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake, Trade and Investment Minister Jumoke Oduwole and NIA DG Mohammed Mohammed.
The president will return to Nigeria after the engagements.