{"id":254116,"date":"2026-08-09T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=254116"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:28:46","slug":"day-2-of-the-high-level-strategic-retreat-for-nigerian-ambassadors-and-diplomatic-representatives-of-the-sahel-and-lake-chad-basin-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/day-2-of-the-high-level-strategic-retreat-for-nigerian-ambassadors-and-diplomatic-representatives-of-the-sahel-and-lake-chad-basin-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Day-2 of the High-Level Strategic Retreat for Nigerian Ambassadors and Diplomatic Representatives of&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Images from the Day-2 of the High-Level Strategic Retreat for Nigerian Ambassadors and Diplomatic Representatives of the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin Countries at the International Conference Hall, Musa Usman Secretariat, Maiduguri, Borno State.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254118\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00-1300x1733.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-27-00.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254121\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-03-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-03.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254153\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-52-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" 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334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-254156\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-51-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-51-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-51-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-51-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-09-12-32-51.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254119\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-11-1300x975.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254120\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-45-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-45-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-45-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-45-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-45.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254122\" src=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-12-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-12-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-2026-08-10-08-48-12-1024x461.jpg 1024w, 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