President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria where he is expected to join fellow African and Caribbean Heads of State and Government, development partners and global financial leaders at the 32nd African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) annual meeting.
The gathering, scheduled to take place from today to June 27, is one of the most anticipated on the continent, which features high-level policy discussions on issues pertinent to socioeconomic development.
Upon arrival at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, President Chakwera, accompanied by First Lady Monica, was welcomed by Nigerian Chief of Protocol Ibrahim Agumbi, Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nancy Tembo and other government officials.
During the high-level summit, the President will hold bilateral talks with world leaders to forge deeper partnerships in priority sectors within Malawi’s development agenda, namely agriculture, tourism and mining.
Among a series of meetings, Chakwera will hold bilateral talks with his Nigerian counterpart Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the bank’s president and board chairperson Professor Benedict Oramah as well as other key African leaders to promote investment opportunities in Malawi and forge partnership.
This year’s theme: ‘Building the future on decades of resilience,’ reflects the progress that African nations have made over the past three decades and the bold steps that are imperative to navigate the increasingly complex global landscape.
Afrexim Bank is a Pan-African multilateral financial institution.
