Muhammadu Buhari became President following the 2015 Nigerian general election. The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Muhammadu Buhari as the 15th President of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled out of Nigeria a total of 51 times since assuming office in 2015.
Here is a summary of the countries President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has visited as President. There are two trips that he made to the United Kingdom, one on his official vacation and one for medical treatment that are included in this list.[1]
Number of visits | Country | |
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1 visit | Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Japan, Liberia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Netherlands, Russia, Rwanda, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Turkey | |
2 visits | Benin, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar | |
3 visits | Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa, The Gambia, United Arab Emirates | |
4 visits | Senegal | |
5(+) visits | Ethiopia (6), France (5), Saudi Arabia (5), United Kingdom (5), United States (11) |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2015.
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Niger | Niamey | 3 June | Anti-Boko Haram summit | See also: Boko Haram insurgency. | |||||
Chad | N'Djamena | 4 June | State Visit | See also: Boko Haram insurgency. | |||||
Germany | Munich | 7 – 8 June | 42nd G7 summit | See also: Group of Eight. | |||||
South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 – 13 June | 25th African Union Summit | See also: African Union. | |||||
United States | Washington, D.C. | 19 – 23 July | State Visit | ||||||
Cameroon | Yaoundé | 29 – 30 July | State Visit | See also: African Union. | |||||
Benin | Cotonou | 2 – 3 August | Independence Celebrations | ||||||
Ghana | Accra | 7 September | State Visit | ||||||
France | Paris | 14 – 16 September | State Visit | ||||||
United States | New York City | 24 – 29 September | 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||||
India | New Delhi | 26 – 30 October | Third India Africa Forum Summit | See also: India–Nigeria relations. | |||||
Sudan | Khartoum | 30 October | State Visit | ||||||
Tehran | 22 – 24 November | 3rd Gas Exporting Countries Forum | |||||||
Malta | Valletta | 28 – 30 November | 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government summit. | ||||||
France | Paris | 30 November – 1 December | Paris Conference of Parties 21 | ||||||
South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 – 5 December | China Africa summit | See also: China–Nigeria relations. |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2016. Buhari makes a trip to the United Kingdom in February 2016 & June 2016, however, they were not in an official capacity and were for routine medical checkups.[22] [23] [24]
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Benin | Cotonou | 8 January | 11th summit of the Heads of State of the Niger Basin Authority | See also: Niger Basin Authority. | |||||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 17 – 20 January | World Future Energy Summit | ||||||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 26 January | 26th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government. | ||||||
Kenya | Eldoret, Nairobi | 27 – 29 January | State Visit | See also: Kenya–Nigeria relations. | |||||
France | Strasbourg | 2 – 4 February | Official Visit | ||||||
Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 18 February | Sharm el-Sheikh 'Africa 2016’ | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina | 22 – 27 February | State Visit | ||||||
Qatar | Doha | 27 – 28 February | OPEC Meeting | ||||||
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 14 March | State Visit | ||||||
United States | Washington, D.C. | 30 March – 3 April | 4th Nuclear Security Summit | ||||||
China | Beijing | 11 – 14 April | State Visit | ||||||
United Kingdom | London | 13 May – 15 May | Anti-Corruption Summit | ||||||
Chad | N'Djamena | 8 August | Inauguration of Idris Deby | See also: 2016 Chadian presidential election. | |||||
Kenya | Nairobi | 27 – 28 August | Tokyo Conference on Africa | ||||||
United States | New York City | 11 – 15 September | Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||||
Germany | Berlin | 13 – 16 October | State Visit | ||||||
Morocco | Marrakesh | 14 – 18 November | United Nations Climate Change conference | ||||||
Senegal | Dakar | 5 – 7 December | Third Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa | ||||||
Banjul | 13 December | ECOWAS summit | See also: 2016 Gambian presidential election. |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2017. In January, May and September 2017, Buhari traveled to the United Kingdom, however, they were not in an official capacity and were for routine medical checkups.[48]
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Ghana | Accra | 7 January | Inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo | See also: 2016 Ghanaian general election. | |||||
Banjul | 13 January | ECOWAS mediation meeting | See also: 2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis. | ||||||
Mali | Bamako | 13 – 14 January | 27th Africa France Summit | ||||||
United States | New York City | 17 – 20 September | Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||||
Turkey | Ankara, Istanbul | 18 – 22 October | State Visit | See also: Nigeria–Turkey relations. | |||||
Cote d'Ivoire | Abidjan | 28 – 30 November | 5th EU-AU summit | ||||||
Jordan | Amman | 1 – 4 December | Summit |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2018.
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Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 28 – 30 January | 30th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government. | ||||||
United Kingdom | London | 19 – 20 April | 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | See also: Commonwealth of Nations. | |||||
United States | Washington D.C. | 28 April – 4 May | Working Visit | See also: Nigeria–United States relations. | |||||
Morocco | Rabat | 10 – 11 June | Working Visit | ||||||
Mauritania | Nouakchott | 30 June – 3 July | 31st Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government. | ||||||
Netherlands | The Hague | 15– 18 July | 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court | ||||||
Togo | Lomé | 29 July | ECOWAS-ECCAS Summit | ||||||
China | Beijing | 1 – 7 September | 7th Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation | ||||||
United States | New York City | 23 – 29 September | Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||||
France | Paris | 10 – 16 November | 1st Paris Peace Forum | ||||||
Poland | Kraków | 2 – 3 December | Summit | ||||||
Niger | Niamey | 25 December | 60th proclamation anniversary of Niger |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2019. Between May 16–21, Buhari made a personal trip to Saudi Arabia to attend Lesser Hajj.[70]
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Senegal | Dakar | 2 April | Inauguration of Macky Sall | See also: 2019 Senegalese presidential election. | |||||
Jordan | Amman | 4 – 7 April | World Economic Forum Summit | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 7 – 10 April | Summit | ||||||
Chad | N'Djamena | 13 April | Working Visit. | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 29 – 30 May | Summit | ||||||
Japan | Yokohama | 28 – 30 August | Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit | ||||||
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 14 – 15 September | ECOWAS Summit | ||||||
United States | New York City | 21 – 26 September | Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly | ||||||
South Africa | Pretoria | 2 – 4 October | State Visit. | ||||||
Sochi | 21 – 23 October | Working Visit.[80] | 1st Russia-Africa Summit | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 29 – 31 October(Buhari remained in Saudi until 1 November) | Summit |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2020.
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United Kingdom | London | 18 – 23 January | Summit | ||||||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 7 – 8 February | 33rd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government. |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2021. In April 2021, Buhari made a visit to the United Kingdom, however, they were not in an official capacity and were for routine medical checkups.[85]
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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United Kingdom | London | 27 – 30 July | International Summit | Buhari attends the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025.[86] | |
United States | New York City | 18 – 24 September | UN Summit | Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.[87] | |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 3 – 6 October | Inauguration of Abiy Ahmed | Abiy Ahmed's inauguration for a second term in office after the 2021 Ethiopian general election.[88] | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 25 – 28 October(Buhari remained in Saudi until 29 October) | Working Visit | ||
France | Paris | 10 – 13 November | Working Visit, Paris Peace Forum |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2022. Buhari made two trips to the United Kingdom in May and November 2022, however, they were not in an official capacity and were for routine medical checkups.[91]
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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Banjul | 19 January | Inauguration of Adama Barrow | Adama Barrow's inauguration for a second term in office after 2021 Gambian presidential election.[92] | ||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 3 – 4 February | AU Summit | 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.[93] | |
Belgium | Brussels | 17 – 18 February | EU Summit | 6th European Union–African Union Summit[94] | |
Kenya | Nairobi | 2 – 3 March | Commemoration | Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Program.[95] | |
Abidjan | 8-9 May | Conference of Parties | Attended The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification[96] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 21 May | Working Visit | Condolence visit following death of President of the UAE Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[97] | |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 26 – 28 May | AU Summit | African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government.[98] | |
Spain | Madrid | 31 May – 1 June | Working Visit | State visit with Prime-Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI.[99] | |
Ghana | Accra | 4 June | ECOWAS Summit | 2022 Second Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament.[100] | |
Rwanda | Kigali | 22 – 26 June | CHOGM Summit | 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022.[101] | |
Portugal | Lisbon | 28 June – 2 July | Working Visit | Working visit with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and United Nations Ocean Conference.[102] | |
Senegal | Dakar | 6 – 7 July | IDA Summit | International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit.[103] | |
Liberia | Monrovia | 26 July | Working Visit | Liberia's 175th Independence anniversary celebrations.[104] | |
United States | New York City | 19 – 21 September | UN Summit | Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.[105] | |
Seoul | 25 – 26 October | WHO Summit | 1st World Bio Summit,[106] | ||
Niger | Niamey | 25 – 26 November | AU Summit | African Union Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification and the Extraordinary Session on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).[107] | |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 8 December | Working Visit | Amilcar Cabral Award awarded to Buhari by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló.[108] | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | 10 – 18 December | US Summit | Buhari attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 along with 49 other African leaders.[109] |
The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Buhari in 2023.
Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes | |
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Senegal | Dakar | 24 – 26 January | Dakar 2 Summit | ||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 17 – 19 February | AU Summit | ||
Qatar | Doha | 4 – 8 March | UN Summit | ||
Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 11 – 19 April | Working Visit | ||
United Kingdom | London | 5 – 6 May | Coronation of Charles III and Camilla |