11TH BI-NATIONAL COMMISSION: TINUBU TO DEPART FRANCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA ON MONDAY

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President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday depart France for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa.

This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the presidency.

The statement party reads, “The presidential BNC, scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on December 2, 2024, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town.

“President Bola Tinubu and President Ramaphosa will engage in substantive talks on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including bilateral, regional and international matters.

“Building on the commitments from their June 20, 2024, meeting in Johannesburg shortly after President Ramaphosa’s inauguration for a second term in office, the two leaders will review the progress achieved since the 10th session of the BNC held in Abuja from November 29 to December 1, 2021.

“The 11th session of the BNC will feature deliberations across eight working groups, each focusing on a specific area of mutual interest. These include political consultations, consular and migration, banking and finance, defence and security, manufacturing, social sector, mines and energy, and trade and investments.

“At the high-level meeting, officials of both countries will sign several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements.

“The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission was established in 1999 to further strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

“The first session at the Heads of State level was held in October 2019 in Pretoria”, the presidential statement added.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu departed Nigeria on Wednesday to honour President Macron’s invitation for a State visit to France.

They were received by Top Government officials in the Government of France and the Republican Guard.