Tinubu Departs Abuja Today to Attend G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa

•Also billed for AU-EU meeting in Angola next week

•To hold bilateral meetings in course of summits to discuss regional and international peace, security, and development

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu will today depart Abuja for a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola.

According to a release issued yesterday by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 leaders, before proceeding to Angola for the African Union-European Union (AU-EU) summit.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is the current President of the G20 group, invited his Nigerian counterpart to participate in this year’s edition. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil had, during his Presidency of the group in 2024, equally invited Tinubu to Rio de Janeiro.

The summit, scheduled to take place from Saturday, November 22, to Sunday, November 23, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, brings together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, and financial institutions, among others.

Themed, “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” the two-day summit will afford participants the opportunity to deliberate extensively during three plenary sessions devoted to: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, Leaving No One Behind: Building our economies, the role of trade, Financing for development and the Debt burden; A Resilient World-the G20’s Contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change; Just Energy Transitions; Food Systems and A fair and Just Future for All: Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence.

Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings during the summit in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda, as well as discuss regional and international peace, security, and development.

At the conclusion of the G20 Summit, the president will join other Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) for the 7th meeting of the two bodies, scheduled to hold November 24 to 25, in Luanda, Angola.

The AU and 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 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; his Finance and Coordinating Economy counterpart, Wale Edun; Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.

The president will return to Nigeria at the end of the two meetings.