The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has arrived in Paris for the Financing Africa Summit.
The president left Abuja on Sunday for the summit, which is being hosted by France’s President Emmanuel Macron.
According to Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the summit will bring together major players from global financial institutions as well as several heads of state to address external financing and debt treatment for Africa, as well as private sector reforms.
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“During the visit, President Buhari will meet with the French President to discuss growing security threats in Sahel and Lake Chad region, political relations, economic ties, climate change, and partnership in buoying the health sector, particularly in checking the spread of Covid-19, with more research and vaccines.
“Before returning to Nigeria, President Buhari will receive some key players in the oil and gas sector, engineering and telecommunications, European Council and European Union Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Commission, and members of the Nigerian community,” Mr. Shehu said.
Mr. Buhari will be followed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, and Health, Osagie Ehanire, he said.
The National Security Adviser, Babagana Mohammed Monguno, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, are also on the tour.
