Luanda: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Johannesburg for Luanda to represent President Bola Tinubu at the AU-EU Summit scheduled for Angola. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Shettima attended the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nkwocha stated that Shettima, who departed South Africa, would join other Heads of State and Government from the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) for the 7th meeting of the two bodies.
The meeting is scheduled to take place from Monday to Wednesday in the Angolan capital, Luanda. The Presidential Aide highlighted that the AU and EU meeting would bring together young leaders, innovators, and civil society organisations to brainstorm on some of the shared challenges of the two unions.
Additionally, the summit aims 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. Nkwocha confirmed that Vice-President Shettima would return to Nigeria at the end of the AU-EU summit.