Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, scheduled to hold from February 14 to February 15, 2026.
The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on strengthening continental commitments to sustainable water management, improved sanitation systems and broader development targets under the AU’s Agenda 2063 blueprint.
Shettima was received on arrival at Bole International Airport by Ethiopia’s Minister of Innovation and Technology, Dr Belete Mola, and State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Berhanu Tsegaye.
Also present to welcome him were Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar; senior officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Addis Ababa; and other government representatives. Tuggar subsequently briefed the Vice-President on his itinerary and planned engagements at the summit.
