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Photos: This is how President Buhari was welcomed in Bamako

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, January 14, landed in Bamako, the Malian capital, where he is participating in the 27th Africa–France Summit. The Summit for Partnership, Peace and Emergence, convened by French President Francois Hollande, is aimed at strengthening cooperation between France and African countries in the areas of peace and security, economic partnership and development. Below are photos of how the Nigerian president was received in Bamako. President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to Banjul, the capital of The Gambia and Bamako, the Malian capital from January 13. While in Banjul, Buhari and other top members of the ECOWAS, met with President Yahya Jammeh and President-elect Adama Barrow to continue dialogue on the political situation in the West African country. Recognizing the role played by France in the successes so far recorded in the implementation of the regional initiative against terrorism, President Buhari in Mali, will reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment ...