2011 July 14: German Chancellor, Angela Merkel met with President Goodluck Jonathan, after her trip to Angola the previous day sparked controversy over an offer to sell patrol boats. Markel was with the former President to discuss energy and African security matters. The German Chancellor was welcomed by a military guard at the Presidential palace in Abuja.
2013 July 14: Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir came to Nigeria for an African Union summit on HIV/AIDS, as his hosts chose to ignore an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
