Buhari Heads to the Gambia for ECOWAS Mediation Mission, and Attend the 27th Africa-France Summit In Mali
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Banjul, the capital of The
Gambia and Bamako, the Malian capital from January 13 to 14, 2017.
In Banjul, President Buhari, as the Mediator in The Gambia, is
scheduled to meet with President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and the
President-elect Adama Barrow to continue dialogue on the political
situation in the West African country.
The President will be joined by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of
Liberia and Chairperson of the
Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and
Government, President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone, and the immediate
past President of Ghana, John Mahama, who is the co-meditator of The
Gambian mission.
Later on January 13, President Buhari will travel to Bamako, Mali to participate in the 27th Africa–France Summit.
The Summit for Partnership, Peace and Emergence, convened by French
President Francois Hollande, is aimed at strengthening cooperation
between France and African countries in the areas of peace and security,
economic partnership and development.
Recognising the role
played by France in the successes so far recorded in the implementation
of the regional initiative against terrorism, President Buhari will
reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to global efforts on the war against
terror and underline the need for improved collaboration to address the
menace of terrorism in the region.
President Buhari will
use the opportunity of the summit to underscore the efforts government
is making to improve Nigeria's business environment to attract more
foreign direct investment.
The President will be accompanied by
Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo
State, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence.
Buhari Heads to the Gambia for ECOWAS Mediation Mission, and Attend the 27th Africa-France Summit In Mali
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