President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Niamey, the Niger Republic capital to attend the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the AU and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
The President was received at the Diori Hamani International Airport by President Mamadou Issoufou.
He was subsequently treated to airport ceremonies involving a guard of honour mounted by a detachment of Nigerien military forces as well as cultural display.
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Buhari, on his part, introduced members of his delegation to the Nigerien President before retiring to his accommodation.
President Buhari is expected to sign the AfCFTA agreement at the sideline of the summit on Sunday.
He will return to Abuja at the end of the summit.
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