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Tinubu departs for France ahead of AU summit in Addis Ababa

The summit is from February 12th to 16th.

• February 5, 2025
Tinubu giving an address
President Bola Tinubu [Credit: TheCable]

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.

“In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State, scheduled for February 12th to 16th.

“The president will arrive in Addis Ababa early next week for the AU summit,” Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement.

He said while in France, Mr Tinubu would meet with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron.

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