Nigeria, June 9 -- President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African leaders to work together towards eliminating the scourge of HIV/AIDS on the continent by the year 2030.

Mr Buhari spoke on Tuesday at a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on HIVAIDS, to review the progress on commitment to end the deadly disease by 2030 and provide recommendations to guide and monitor response in countries.

In a statement issued on Tuesday night by the President's special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, Mr Buhari addressed the meeting in a video message, and called for a renewed global action "to decisively address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African region and eliminate the disease by 2030."

Mr Adesina said the Presid...