A press statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity Femi Adesina says the president's trip will last two days, from Monday, December 5 to Tuesday, December 6.
Adesina said the event the president is attending is a peace summit.
The statement reads: "President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Third Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, Senegal, from December 5-6, 2016.
"The Forum, convened by President Macky Sall of Senegal with support from the African Union to discuss security-related challenges on the continent, will be attended by African leaders and representatives of regional and international organisations.
"President Buhari is scheduled to participate in the Panel of Heads of State on Tuesday, December 6.
"The President, who has identified improved security in Nigeria as a priority for development, shares the vision of the Forum in finding lasting solutions to security challenges on the continent, notably terrorism and violent extremism, piracy, drugs, child and human trafficking.
"In Dakar, the Nigerian leader will use the occasion of his participation in the Forum to continue his active engagement with political authorities on the need for enhanced security cooperation in the region.
"The theme of the two-day Forum is, “Africa and its Security Challenges: Perspectives for Effective Solutions’’."
President Buhari's last trip outside Nigeria was in late November when he went on a two-day trip to Equatorial Guinea to attend the 4th Africa-Arab Summit.
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