President Muhammadu Buhari will be conferred with the “African Award for Strengthening Peace’ in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
He will be conferred the on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
The President earned the award for his role in promoting the sustenance of peace in the African continent, especially regular counsels and conciliatory meetings.
To this end, Buhari is billed to travel to Mauritania on Monday, to receive the award, the presidency has disclosed through a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
According to the itinerary, the award is expected to be conferred on President Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum.
The forum is an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to explore contemporary ways to embrace inclusive citizenship, imbibe lasting peace, and work towards a safer and more sustainable world for everyone.
Buhari will seize the event to participate in the Programme of the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace.
He is expected to deliver a speech on milestones and gains in the African peace process.
He will depart for Nouakchott on Monday and return Wednesday and will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Mohammed B. Monguno and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar
