Angolan President João Lourenço on Wednesday invited his counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, to the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of African leaders aimed at tackling common challenges across the continent.

This is stated in a message by Mr Lourenço through Angola’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, in Abuja.

The message concerns the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of the leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), ECOWAS regions, and the common challenges on the continent.

“Lourenço is inviting his counterpart, Tinubu, to participate in the III Edition of the Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence-Luanda Biennial, taking place from November 22 to 24.

“Adopted in 2015 at the 24th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), the Biennial of Luanda will take place under the theme “Education, culture of peace and African citizenship, as tools for the sustainable development of the continent.

“It intends to contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan for a Culture of Peace in Africa, a joint collaboration between the Government of Angola and UNESCO,” Mr Lourenço said.

Mr António, who arrived in Abuja on Tuesday, delivered the message from Mr Lourenço to Mr Tinubu and a courtesy meeting with Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. 

(NAN)