President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Massad Boulos, the United States Senior Advisor for Africa, in Paris for high-level discussions on security challenges across the African continent.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the President on information and strategy, made this known on via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday.
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He said the high-level discussions focused on regional security, including working together with partners to build a durable peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and economic cooperation across the African continent.
Onanuga added that the meeting underscored growing diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States under Tinubu’s leadership.
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“State Department Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met with President Tinubu on Thursday to discuss regional security including working together with partners to build a durable peace in eastern DRC. They also discussed expanding opportunities for economic cooperation throughout Africa,” he wrote.
On April 2, President Tinubu departed for France on a two-week working visit.
During the trip, he is expected to assess the progress of his administration’s ongoing reforms and lead strategic discussions ahead of the second anniversary of his tenure.
