Africa News of Sunday, 5 January 2020
Source: africanews.com
President-elect of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, is n a regional tour that has seen him visit Senegal and Nigeria in the space of two days.
Dakar was his first stop since he was announced winner of the election rerun last week. He met with President Macky Sall in what the Senegalese presidency said was: “A sign of recognition for the Head of State who supported him a lot during the difficult times.”
On Sunday, he was in Abuja, where he met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. In the meeting was Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Chief of Staff. No details have been communicated at the time of filing this report.
President Buhari today welcomed the President-Elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, to the State House. #AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/gXfGKD4Q2T
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 5, 2020