Bill Gates Visits Nigeria Today

• Bill Gates visits Nigeria to discuss solutions for development challenges, focusing on health, agriculture, poverty, and nutrition improvements
• Gates will engage with experts and participate in a pan-African dialogue addressing malnutrition through integrated health and agricultural solutions

Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is visiting Nigeria today to discuss solutions to a wide range of development challenges. According to a statement from the foundation in Abuja, Gates is expected to meet with government officials, youth, and partners to address health, agriculture, poverty challenges, and ways to boost nutrition in Africa.

During his visit, Gates, along with other foundation leaders, will meet with experts in primary health care, agriculture, and nutrition who are working to advance progress across the continent despite economic difficulties. He will also participate in a pan-African virtual dialogue focused on addressing malnutrition through integrated health, agriculture, and financing solutions. For this dialogue, Gates will be joined by musician, educator, and humanitarian Jon Batiste.

Since its inception in 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has supported partnerships with African regional institutions, national governments, and local communities in 49 African countries. The foundation contributes funding and scientific expertise to support these partners’ efforts toward change. It states that these partnerships have driven the success of numerous initiatives in health, agriculture, equality, and anti-poverty across the continent.

The foundation has committed more than $7 billion through 2026 to support African countries and institutions in developing and implementing innovative approaches to confront hunger, disease, gender inequality, and poverty.