President Bola Tinubu has called for Nigeria to join the G20, along with South Africa and the African Union, to increase Africa’s global influence.
Tinubu made this known on Tuesday while speaking at the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town.
“Nigeria would like to join South Africa and the African Union in the G20 so as to strengthen the African voice in the group and globally,” Tinubu said.
Two days ago, on the 1st of December 2024, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa assumed the presidency of the G20 group of countries.
South Africa is the first African country to lead the G20, which was set up to bolster economic cooperation among leading developed and emerging economies and includes 19 sovereign nations along with the European Union and the African Union.
Tinubu, however, urged the South African government to leverage its…
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