inauguration Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/inauguration/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 27 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 inauguration Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/inauguration/ 32 32 Zuma to mend fences at Nigerian presidential inauguration https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/zuma-to-mend-fences-at-nigerian-presidential-inauguration/ Wed, 27 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/zuma-to-mend-fences-at-nigerian-presidential-inauguration/ President  Jacob Zuma’s in Abuja tomorrow for the inauguration of the his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari. He will be at pains to mend fences with Africa’s most populous country following the angry response to last month’s xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Durban. In his warm congratulatory message following Muhammadu Buhari’s election victory two months ago, […]

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]]> President  Jacob Zuma’s in Abuja tomorrow for the inauguration of the his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari.

He will be at pains to mend fences with Africa’s most populous country following the angry response to last month’s xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg and Durban.

In his warm congratulatory message following Muhammadu Buhari’s election victory two months ago, President Jacob Zuma expressed his commitment to working closely to enhance the good bilateral relations which exist between South Africa and Nigeria.

He particularly focused on strengthening economic cooperation.

Subsequently, Nigeria’s high commissioner to Pretoria went home saying he was being recalled to express his government’s outrage at the xenophobic attacks.

A South African official responded angrily, saying Nigeria’s attitude was unhelpful.

Both officials have been repudiated by their political bosses who have emphasised the strength of bilateral ties between Africa’s two economic giants.

 

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]]> Jacob Zuma will look to fix things with Muhamadu Buhari https://jjcornish.com/2015/04/jacob-zuma-will-look-to-fix-things-with-muhamadu-buhari/ Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/04/jacob-zuma-will-look-to-fix-things-with-muhamadu-buhari/ South Africa’s looking to mend fences with the incoming Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari. President Jacob Zuma will be attending his inauguration in Abuja in just over four weeks time. ends intro Nigeria’s having second thoughts about its diplomatic demonstration of disgust at the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Having responded strongly, South Africa’s not giving […]

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]]> South Africa’s looking to mend fences with the incoming Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari.
President Jacob Zuma will be attending his inauguration in Abuja in just over four weeks time.
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Nigeria’s having second thoughts about its diplomatic demonstration of disgust at the xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Having responded strongly, South Africa’s not giving more attention to the recall of Nigeria’s top envoys.
Foreign affairs spokesman Clayson Monyela says its being seen as the action of an outgoing regime.
South Africa’s looking to consolidating relations with the incoming government of Muhamadu Buhari.
President Jacob Zuma is aware of how important it is for the African agenda that the continent’s two biggest powers should be on good terms, says Monyela, and he will concentrate his efforts on cementing these when he goes to Nigeria for Buhari’s inauguration on May 29.

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