leaders that will participate in a meeting of the African Union's
Peace and Security Council scheduled to hold in Kenya on Tuesday.
A statement by a spokesman for President Jonathan, Ruben Abati, said
that the President would travel to Nairobi on Monday.
The Nairobi meeting is a follow-up to talks by President Jonathan and
other African leaders at Pretoria, South Africa, in May on joint
action against terrorism.
The meeting will receive and consider the report of the Chairperson of
the African Union Commission on Terrorism and Violent Extremism in
Africa.
Deliberations at the Nairobi Summit and the adoption of the African
Chairperson's Report by President Jonathan, President Uhuru Kenyatta
and other participating Heads of State are expected to lead to more
collaborative actions by Nigeria and other African countries in the
fight against terrorism.
It is aimed solely at riding the continent of acts of terrorism and
violent extremism.
According to the statement, the Nigerian President will be accompanied
to the Nairobi Summit by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (rtd.) and other advisers and aides.
The team will return to Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at the conclusion of
the meeting on Tuesday.
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