Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit.
The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on enhancing sustainable water management and sanitation systems across Africa, in line with the AU’s long-term development agenda, Agenda 2063.
According to his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima will join other African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th General Assembly, scheduled for February 14 and 15, 2026.
On the sidelines, the Vice President will participate in high-level side events and hold bilateral meetings with political and business leaders to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic partnerships across the continent.
He is accompanied by cabinet ministers and senior government officials and is expected to return to Nigeria following the conclusion of the summit.
