President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-nation visit to South Africa and Angola.
A statement issued Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu’s first stop will be in Johannesburg to attend the G20 summit.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who also serves as the current president of the G20 group, had invited Tinubu to participate in this year’s edition.
Tinubu also attended the summit in Brazil last year at the behest of President Luiz Lula da Silva.
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This year’s summit is scheduled to take place from Saturday to Sunday at the Johannesburg Expo Centre and will bring together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), and global financial institutions.
The summit is themed ‘Solidarity, equality, sustainability’, with participants expected to deliberate extensively during plenary sessions devoted to inclusive and sustainable growth, the G20’s contribution to disaster risk reduction, just energy transitions, food systems, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence.
Onanuga said Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings during the summit to discuss regional and international peace, security, and development.
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“At the conclusion of the G20 Summit, the Nigerian President will join other Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) for the 7th meeting of the two bodies, scheduled to take place from November 24 to 25, 2025, in Luanda, Angola,” the statement added.
The AU-EU meeting will bring together young leaders, innovators and civil society organisations to brainstorm on some of the shared challenges of the two unions.
It will also provide recommendations on how to address issues related to climate change, inclusivity in development, infrastructure, the digital economy, the creative industry, manufacturing, and agribusiness.
Tinubu will be accompanied by top government officials, including Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs; Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy; Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals; Jumoke Oduwole, minister of trade and investment; and Mohammed Mohammed, director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
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The president will return to Nigeria at the end of the two meetings.
