The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson will be in Nigeria next week. Besides Nigeria, Mr. Tillerson will also visit four other Africa countries.
According to the Department’s spokesperson, Ms Heather Nauert said Tillerson would also travel to Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Nairobi and N’Djamena.
During his visit to Abuja, Mr. Tillerson will meet with President Buhari.
“On his first official trip to Africa, Secretary Rex Tillerson will travel to N’Djamena, Chad; Djibouti, Djibouti; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya and Abuja, Nigeria, March 6-13, 2018.
“Secretary Tillerson will meet with leadership in each country, as well as the leadership of the African Union Commission based in Addis Ababa.
“This is to further our partnerships with the governments and people of Africa.
“In particular, he plans to discuss ways we can work with our partners to counter terrorism, advance peace and security, promote good governance, and spur mutually beneficial trade and investment, ” Nauert said.
During his trip, Tillerson will also meet with the country’s Embassy personnel and participate in events related to U.S. government-supported activities.
