“We have all the human and natural resources required between our nations. We can collaborate in a mutually beneficial way that enriches our populations. South African Mining industries have a role to play in the Nigerian solid minerals development sector. Your business community has done well in Nigerian Telecommunications.
“We are two major economies on our continent, and it is important that we deepen economic ties, particularly in light of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. We are very keen on the deepening of our economic relations,” the South African President said. Recognising President Tinubu’s effective stewardship as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the South African leader said that Southern Africa needed to emulate the solidarity being demonstrated in West Africa, following the Niger Republic crisis.