Tinubu departs for G20 Summit in South Africa, AU-EU in Angola

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

In a statement released by his aide on Tuesday, revealing that the President’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of G20 Leaders, after which he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit.

It was stated that President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African leader who also serves as the current President of the G20 group, invited his Nigerian counterpart to participate in this year’s edition.

Adding that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil had, during his Presidency of the group in 2024, equally invited President Tinubu to Rio de Janeiro.

While the Summit is scheduled to take place from Saturday, November 22nd, to Sunday, November 23rd, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre.

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

While at the conclusion of the G20 Summit, the Nigerian President will join other Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU), 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 revealed further that the AU and EU meeting will bring together young leaders, innovators, Civil Society Organisations to brainstorm on some of the shared challenges of the two unions.
Also to provide recommendations on how to address issues related to climate change, inclusivity in development, infrastructure, the digital economy, the creative industry, manufacturing, and agribusiness.

To accompany the President are top government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.

Also, 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.