By Ayomide Otitoju
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for a two-nation trip to South Africa and Angola, where he is scheduled to attend two major international summits.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the trip in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Tinubu’s first stop will be Johannesburg for the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit, taking place from November 22 to 23 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. Hosted by South African President and current G20 Chair Cyril Ramaphosa, the summit will bring together leaders of the world’s major economies, the European Union, the African Union, and key global financial institutions.
Ramaphosa extended the formal invitation to President Tinubu, who was also invited to last year’s summit in Rio de Janeiro by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
This year’s summit, themed “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” will feature three plenary sessions focused on inclusive and sustainable growth, global economic resilience, disaster risk reduction, climate change, energy transitions, food systems, critical minerals, decent work, and the future of artificial intelligence.
Tinubu is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines to deepen cooperation on regional peace, security, and economic development.
Following the G20 gathering, the President will proceed to Luanda for the 7th African Union–European Union Summit slated for November 24 to 25, 2025. The meeting will convene African and European leaders, young innovators, and civil society groups to address shared priorities, including climate action, inclusive development, manufacturing, digital transformation, infrastructure, agribusiness, and the creative economy.
Delegates will work on joint recommendations aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two unions.
President Tinubu will travel with senior government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
