President Bola Tinubu has held high-level talks with the United States State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, in Paris, with discussions centred on regional security and economic cooperation across the African continent.
According to a statement by Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the meeting took place on Thursday during the President’s working visit to France.
“President Tinubu meets US State Department Senior Advisor, Massad Boulos in Paris,” Onanuga confirmed via a post on X.
The US State Department also confirmed the engagement, revealing that both parties explored joint efforts to secure peace in troubled regions like the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
In a post on its official X handle, the department wrote: “They also discussed expanding opportunities for economic cooperation throughout Africa.”
The meeting is part of President Tinubu’s ongoing visit to Paris, where he is expected to appraise his administration’s midterm achievements, review the pace of reforms, and lay down strategic plans ahead of his second year in office.
Presidential media aide Bayo Onanuga, said while in France, the President remains actively engaged with his team in Nigeria and will continue to supervise governance remotely.
President Tinubu is expected to return to the country in about two weeks.
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