President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.

The Nigerian president was received at the airport by Eshetu Legesse, the Ethiopian deputy chief of protocol, foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar, and Nasir Aminu, the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia.

Mr Tuggar later briefed President Tinubu about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country, a session that stretched until about 2:00 a.m. on Friday, said in a statement from the presidency.

Among the wins was the re-election of Bankole Adeoye as African Union commissioner for political affairs, peace and security. Nigeria also retains its seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council.

Mr Tinubu will deliver a speech at the Summit-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, where discussions will focus on current security challenges on the continent, including the escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The president will participate in meetings on health financing, establishing an Africa Credit Rating Agency, and climate change.

Mr Tinubu will return to Abuja on Monday.

(NAN)