President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for a two-nation trip to South Africa and Angola to participate in two major international summits.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the trip in a statement on Tuesday.
Tinubu’s first stop will be Johannesburg, where he is scheduled to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit holding from November 22 to 23 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The summit, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, will gather leaders of the world’s largest economies, as well as representatives of the European Union, African Union, and key global financial institutions.
Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the G20, extended the formal invitation to President Tinubu. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had earlier invited him to the 2024 G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The 2025 summit, themed “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” will feature plenary sessions on inclusive and sustainable growth, global economic resilience, climate change, just energy transitions, food systems, critical minerals, decent work, disaster risk reduction, and the future of artificial intelligence.
Tinubu is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit to advance discussions on regional peace, security, and economic development.
After the G20 gathering, President Tinubu will travel to Luanda, Angola, for the 7th African Union–European Union Summit, scheduled for November 24 to 25, 2025.
The AU–EU summit will bring together African and European leaders, young innovators, and civil society organisations to address shared priorities. Key focus areas include climate action, inclusive development, manufacturing, the digital economy, infrastructure, agribusiness, and the creative sector.
Delegates are also expected to formulate recommendations to strengthen cooperation between both unions.
The President will be accompanied by senior government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; the Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
President Tinubu is expected to return to the country at the conclusion of both engagements.
