President Bola Tinubu arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, where he will participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled for January 27–28.
Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that Tinubu will depart for the summit, which is jointly organised by the government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank Group, and the World Bank.
The summit focuses on advancing “Mission 300,” an ambitious initiative aimed at providing electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030.
He was welcomed by the Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian High Commission to Tanzania, Amb. Salisu Suleiman.
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The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, announced on his X page that Tinubu was also greeted at his hotel by the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwunmi Adesina.
He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dar es Salaam, where he was welcomed by the Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian High Commission to Tanzania, Amb. Salisu Suleiman. He was also greeted at his hotel by the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwunmi Adesina.”
In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector stakeholders, development partners, and civil society groups will converge to strategize on accelerating energy access across the continent.
The event will serve as a platform for exchanging ideas, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s pressing energy challenges.
Key discussions will centre around enhancing energy access in underserved regions, promoting renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and encouraging private sector investment in the sector.
On the first day, ministerial representatives, including Nigeria’s, will present national energy strategies, known as “compacts,” outlining their approaches to achieving universal energy access within the next five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will formally adopt the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, a unified roadmap to propel Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 targets.
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President Tinubu is expected to deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to universal energy access and its leadership role in Africa’s energy transformation.
He will also outline Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and strategies to foster integrated energy delivery across the continent.
After the summit, President Tinubu, who will return to Abuja, was accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, Special Adviser to the President on Energy Olu Verheijen, and other senior government officials.
