The South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Lulu Mnguni, has said that South Africa is committed to working with Nigeria for a better Africa in a better world.
Mnguni made this known while speaking at a welcoming session for the South African business delegation which arrived in Lagos on Thursday.
The mission, which started on Monday in Ghana and kicked-off its second-leg on Thursday in Lagos, is organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
According to Mnguni, the two countries do not only focus on servicing the interests of their own citizens, but also to consolidate the African Development Agenda.
“ Both South Africa and Nigeria were the leading forces in Africa.
“As both countries move towards the regeneration of the African continent they both could play an important role as the two major countries with leading economies.
“South Africa, with its vast wealth of expertise, has an advantage of assisting other African countries to diversify their economies.
“To this end our Department of Mineral Resources has been hard at work, working with Nigeria.
“Part of the objective is to identify and create export markets for South African value-added products and services.
“It is to also serve as a means to create and promote South African business partnerships between business communities of Nigeria and South Africa,” he said.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mission will focus on sectors that deal with agro-processing, electro-technical, infrastructure, mining, services and capital equipment.
The programme for the mission also include trade and investment seminars, site visits and business-to-business meetings.(NAN)