President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 27 to 28.
The summit, co-organized by the Government of Japan, the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the United Nations Development Programme, the African Union and the World Bank, will focus on promoting structural economic transformation through diversification and industrialization, promoting resilient health system for quality life and promoting social stability for shared prosperity.
President Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, will during the conference, participate in plenary sessions on TICAD in alignment with African Development, the Dialogue with the Private Sector as well as the Global Launch of the Second Africa Human Development Report.
The President will also hold a bilateral meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in Kenya.
At least 35 African leaders are expected at the two-day high level summit which will also be attended by leading private sector companies from Japan.