In order to take part in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday.
President Tinubu is attending the meeting both as Nigerian leader as well as the new Chairman of ECOWAS, one of the eight Regional Economic Communities.
He is expected to give a report on the state of regional integration in ECOWAS, highlighting efforts made by ECOWAS institutions, member states, the private sector, and other stakeholders to advance integration through trade, freedom of movement for people and goods, promoting investment, developing infrastructure, and maintaining peace, security, and stability during the period under review.
The meeting with the theme ‘Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation,” brings together the Bureau of the AU Assembly, comprising the Heads of State and Government from Comoros, Botswana, Burundi, and Senegal, as well as the leaders of the eight Regional Economic Communities.
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