President Bola Tinubu has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The summit will run from February 14 to 18, 2025, brings together African leaders to discuss critical continental issues.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed Tinubu’s arrival in a statement on Friday titled, ‘President Tinubu arrives Ethiopia for AU summit.’
According to Onanuga, the President was received at the airport by the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Eshetu Legesse; Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; and the Charge d’Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia, Nasir Aminu. Tuggar briefed President Tinubu on the summit agenda and key diplomatic wins for Nigeria.
President Tinubu is scheduled to deliver a key speech at the AU Peace and Security Council meeting, where discussions will center on security challenges facing the continent, including the ongoing 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 is expected to return to Abuja on Monday, February 17, 2025.
