President Tinubu departs Abuja for Japan, Brazil

President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil on Thursday, August 14, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In Japan, the president will take part in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), scheduled to hold in Yokohama from August 20 to 22.

The conference, themed “Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa,”will focus on Africa’s economic transformation, private investment, innovation, and building resilient and sustainable societies.

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Aside from attending plenary sessions, President Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral meetings with world leaders and engage with chief executive officers of Japanese companies with investments in Nigeria.

TICAD, initiated in 1993 by the Japanese government and co-hosted by the UN, UNDP, African Union Commission, and World Bank, is held every three years in Japan or Africa. The last edition took place in Tunisia in 2022.

At the end of his engagements in Japan, Tinubu will travel to Brasilia, Brazil’s capital, for a two-day state visit from August 24 to 25, at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

While in Brazil, the Nigerian leader will hold talks with President Lula, participate in a business forum with Brazilian investors, and oversee the signing of agreements and Memoranda of Understanding aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation.

The President will be accompanied by key ministers and senior government officials.