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Aswan Forum: President Muhammadu Buhari Arrives Egypt

Aswan Forum: President Muhammadu Buhari Arrives Egypt
Aswan Forum: President Muhammadu Buhari Arrives Egypt

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has arrived Egypt for the Aswan Forum, which is designed to set “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.”

President Muhammadu Buhari who left Abuja Nigeria on Tuesday 10th December 2019 to Egypt for the Aswan Forum, was accompanied by Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe. They all departed the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Egypt at about 2.00p.m

The Aswan Forum, which holds between Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.

“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 – 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.

”(Others are) 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,’’ an earlier statement on Monday by the president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina disclosed.

Others members of the president’s entourage included the 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 Abubakar.

Buhari is expected back in Abuja on Friday.

NAN reports that the Answan Forum, the first of its kind platform in Africa, is aimed at addressing  the interlinkages between peace and development, and champion Africa-led solutions, through strengthening the policies-practices linkages.

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