{"id":3336,"date":"2026-05-12T19:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:57:29","slug":"tinubu-arrives-in-kenya-for-africa-france-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3336","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu arrives in Kenya for Africa\/France Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Monday to participate in the\u00a0Africa\/France Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu\u2019s aircraft touched down at approximately 00:18 a.m. local time. 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