Nigeria, South Africa to boost trade relations

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma will discuss ways to boost trade between Africa’s two biggest economies during talks in Cape Town, according to AFP.

Jonathan will discuss with Zuma and top South African government officials “ways of improving trade and economic relations between Nigeria and South Africa” at the World Economic Forum.Jonathan will also address the South African parliament and the two leaders will attend a meeting of the South Africa/Nigeria Business Forum.

During the economic forum, leaders from Africa and abroad will look at ways to speed up the diversification of economies and infrastructure growth.

Jonathan’s high-powered delegation will include the finance, foreign, trade, oil, agriculture, mines and steel ministers, as well as Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, according to Forbes, and some top businessmen.

After his visit to South Africa, Jonathan will pay a one-day state visit to neighbouring Namibia and meet President Hifikepunye Pohamba and that country’s business community, the statement said.