President Bola Tinubu is set to leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, where he will co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC), according to his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.
Tinubu will join South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for the BNC, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Prior to this, a ministerial meeting will be held on December 2 at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town.
The two leaders will engage in comprehensive discussions on a variety of bilateral, regional, and international issues.
They are expected to review the progress made since their last meeting in Johannesburg on June 20, 2024, following Ramaphosa’s re-election, and assess the outcomes of the 10th BNC held in Abuja in late 2021.
The BNC will cover several key areas through eight working groups, including political consultations, consular and migration matters, banking and finance, defense and security, manufacturing, the social sector, energy and mining, as well as trade and investment.
Onanuga stated that several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements between the two nations would be signed during the session.
The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission was established in 1999 to enhance cooperation and strengthen the ties of friendship between the two countries.
The first Heads of State session took place in Pretoria in October 2019.
The BNC serves as a platform for high-level dialogue and advancing cooperation in various sectors including diplomacy, trade, security, and more.
