President Buhari participates in Virtual China-Africa Summit (Photos)

June 17, 2020 9News Nigeria Africa, Asia, Breaking News, Hot News, National 1

Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari has virtually participated in the China-Africa Extra Ordinary Summit on Solidarity Against the Covid-19 Pandemic from State House on Wednesday 17th June 2020.

Photos of the President’s virtual presence at the Summit was made public on the Social Media by the Special Adviser to the President Muhammed Buhari @MBuhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina @FemAdesina

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in Beijing.

The summit, held via video link, was jointly proposed by China; South Africa, the rotating chair of the African Union (AU); and Senegal, the co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

Leaders of African countries, including members of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government and rotating chairs of major African sub-regional organizations, and the chairperson of the AU Commission, attended the summit.

The secretary-general of the United Nations and the director-general of the World Health Organization also attended the meeting as special guests. 

(Cover photo: Members of a Chinese medical team pose for a photo upon their arrival at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 16, 2020.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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