Kashim Shettima Represents Tinubu at AU Summit in Addis Ababa

Vice President Kashim Shettima of Nigeria departed from Abuja to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The theme of the summit is to ensure sustainable water availability and safe sanitation systems to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063.

Shettima will participate in high-level side events and hold bilateral engagements with political and business leaders to strengthen Nigeria's diplomatic and economic partnerships across the continent. The summit will include the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government and the 30th General Assembly scheduled for February 14-15, 2026.

Shettima is expected to engage in discussions on sustainable water management, sanitation improvement, and broader development aspirations encapsulated in the AU's Agenda 2063 framework. The Vice President will be accompanied by Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials and is expected to return to Nigeria at the end of the official engagements in Addis Ababa.