Tinubu To Attend 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Of AU In Nairobi

Tinubu To Attend 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Of AU In Nairobi

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to Nairobi, Kenya on July 15 to attend the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and African Union Member States.

As the Chairperson of ECOWAS, President Tinubu will join other Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers, and high-level dignitaries at the meeting on July 16.

During the meeting, President Tinubu will present a report on the progress of regional integration in ECOWAS.

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The report will focus on actions taken by ECOWAS institutions, member states, the private sector, and other stakeholders to deepen integration through trade, free movement of people, investment promotion, infrastructure development, and peace and security.

The 5th MYCM is being held under the theme of “Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation” for 2023. The meeting will bring together the Bureau of the AU Assembly, consisting of Heads of State and Government from Comoros, Botswana, Burundi, and Senegal, as well as the leaders of the eight RECs.

These regional economic communities include ECOWAS, East African Community (EAC), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN SAD), Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), and Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

The meeting will involve discussions with the African Union Commission and the RMs. President Tinubu will be accompanied by senior government officials and is expected to return to Nigeria after the conclusion of the meeting.