President
Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Third Dakar International Forum on Peace and
Security in Africa in Dakar, Senegal, from December 5 to 6.
The Forum, convened by President Macky Sall of Senegal
with support from the African Union to discuss security-related challenges on
the continent, will be attended by African leaders and representatives of
regional and international organisations.
President Buhari is scheduled to participate in the Panel
of Heads of State on Tuesday, December 6.
The President, who has identified improved security in
Nigeria as a priority for development, shares the vision of the Forum in
finding lasting solutions to security challenges on the continent, notably
terrorism and violent extremism, piracy, drugs, child and human trafficking.
In Dakar, the Nigerian leader will use the occasion of
his participation in the Forum to continue his active engagement with political
authorities on the need for enhanced security cooperation in the region.
The theme of the two-day Forum is, “Africa and its
Security Challenges: Perspectives for Effective Solutions’’.

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