Just like Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who is currently in UAE attending an event, President Muhammadu Buhari will today, depart Nigeria for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set \u201cAn Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement sent to Igbere TV by Femi Adesina, President\u2019s Spokesman, said the forum which holds December 11-12, 2019, \u201cis an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PRESIDENT BUHARI PARTICIPATES IN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT FORUM IN EGYPT<\/p>
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set \u201cAn Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.\u201d<\/p>
The Forum which holds December 11-12, 2019, is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.<\/p>
The initiative 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 \u2013 a recurring theme of his tenure as the AU Chairman. It is also grounded in the AU\u2019s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the search for African solutions to African problems.<\/p>
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.<\/p>
Recall that the Speaker of Egypt\u2019s House of Representatives, Ali Abdel Aal had
delivered President el-Sisi\u2019s message to President Buhari in Abuja on October 28,
2019 inviting him to the inaugural Aswan Forum.<\/p>The President will be accompanied by Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.<\/p>
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.<\/p>President Buhari is expected back in Abuja on Friday.<\/p>
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 9, 2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just like Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who is currently in UAE attending an event, President Muhammadu Buhari will today, depart Nigeria for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set \u201cAn Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.\u201d A statement sent to Igbere TV by Femi Adesina, President\u2019s Spokesman, said the forum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[14,10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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