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Aswan Forum: Buhari leaves for Egypt

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
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Buhari and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday left for Aswan Egypt to attend Aswan Forum which is meant to set an “Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.”

The event which starts on Wednesday will end on Thursday.

The president left the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 2.00 p.m.

The forum is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.

It is being launched by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in his capacity as the Chairman of the African Union, AU, and as an advocate of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa – a recurring theme of his tenure as the AU Chairman.

It is also grounded in the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the search for African solutions to African problems.

The gathering is expected to bring together heads of state and government, leaders from regional and international organisations, financial institutions, private sector and civil societies as well as scholars, visionaries and prominent experts for action-oriented discussions on the threats, challenges and opportunities.

It is also expected to end with a declaration on the theme of the forum and become an annual event.

On the entourage of the president are Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.

Others are: Minister of Defence, Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd); Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd); and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

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