Buhari Embarks on Peace Mission to Mali
President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a one-day peace keeping visit to Bamako, Republic of Mali on Thursday, after a briefing by ECOWAS Special Envoy to Nigeria, erstwhile President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
This will mark President Buhari’s first travel outside Nigeria since the country recorded its first case of deadly COVID-19 case in March this year.
The President is scheduled to meet Chairman of the Authority of Head of State and Government of the sub-regional organisation, President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger Republic who will lead some ECOWAS leaders to Mali in a bid to finding a long-lasting political solution to the crisis in the country.
Other Presidents expected to participate in the Bamako meeting are the host President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Presidents Machy ...