The Presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.

The presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Onanuga said, “Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State, scheduled from February 12th to 16th, 2025.

“The president will arrive in Addis Ababa early next week for the African Union summit.”

Onanuga also disclosed that while the president is in France, he will meet with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron.