Reports according to the Nation newspapers state that the United States Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow on a two-day visit. He will visit Sokoto before going to Abuja to parley with Pres. Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
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| US Secretary of State, John Kerry |
Mr. Kerry is due for talks with Kenya President Uhuru Kemyatta today. He arrived in Kenya yesterday for the start of a three-nation visit to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudia Arabia to meet with leaders and hold talks on countering terrorism.
Kerry will discuss with Kenyan President Kenyatta on “regional security issues and counterterrorism cooperation, as well as bilateral issues,” according to a statement from the U.S. State Department.
Kerry then be in Sokoto and Abuja on Tuesday and Wednesday. He will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss “counterterrorism efforts, the Nigerian economy, the fight against corruption, and human rights issues.”
Kerry then travels to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to meet with senior Saudi leaders, his counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the United Kingdom and the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen.
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