President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Niger to attend the African Union Summit holding in Niamey, the country’s capital.
The President departed the country on Saturday morning to join other African leaders.
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Buhari’s departure was confirmed in a tweet by the Federal Government. President Buhari departed Abuja this morning for Niamey, Niger Republic to attend the African Union ,AU Summit, scheduled to hold on July 7.
The President is expected to participate in the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental Free Trade Area and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the AU and the Regional Economic Communities in Niamey.
The Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union is expected to launch the operational instruments of the Agreement establishing AfCFTA.
The instruments include AfCFTA Rules of Origin, Tariff Concession Portals, Portal on Monitoring and Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers, Digital Payments and Clearing Systems and African Trade and Observatory Dashboard.
