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| President Barack Obama to Host Nige |
| President Barack Obama to Host Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari on July 20: White House
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 25-June-2015
13:23:44 PM |
| US President Barack Obama will welcome his Nigerian counterpart to Washington next month, the White House announced today, a symbolic show of solidarity after the country's first ever democratic transition.
"President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House," on July 20, the White House said.
The visit will mark "our support for the Nigerian people following their historic democratic elections and peaceful transfer of power," a statement added.
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Obama's administration had faced criticism for not planning to visit Nigeria during a two nation Africa tour, also slated for July.
That trip will take in Kenya and Ethiopia, countries which have held highly questioned elections in recent memory.
May elections in Ethiopia resulted in the ruling party gaining all 546 parliamentary seats.
A presidential visit to Kenya had been put on ice while President Uhuru Kenyatta faced charges; now suspended, of crimes against humanity for his role in 2007-2008 post-election violence.
Obama and Buhari themselves will have a packed agenda.
The White House said they would discuss combating Boko Haram militants.
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