Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visit Nigeria

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday where they visited a school to open an event on mental health for students there.

Updated on: May 10, 2024 8:22 PM IST

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans. (AP)

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The couple, in the West African nation for the first time on the invitation of its military, visited the Lightway Academy college which receives support from their Archewell foundation to educate and train young girls affected by conflicts in Nigeria. (AFP)

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Harry and Meghan will meet with wounded soldiers and their families, showing support to boost the morale of troops, including those fighting a 14-year war against Islamic extremists in Nigeria's northeast, as stated by Nigerian officials. (AFP)

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“This engagement with Invictus is giving us the opportunity for the recovery of our soldiers,” Abidemi Marquis, the director of sports at Nigeria's Defence Headquarters, told reporters on Thursday.  (REUTERS)

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were received at the Abuja school by a dancing troupe and a crowd of excited students and teachers. (AP)

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During their stay, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend basketball and volleyball matches and meet with local non-governmental organizations in Abuja and Lagos that are receiving support from them.  (AP)

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Meghan Markle will also co-host an event on women in leadership with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, according to their spokesman, Charlie Gipson. (AP)