South Africa, Nigeria mend relations and agree trade deals

South Africa and Nigeria signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday,...

) closed all stores and service centers in Nigeria after their premises were attacked by Nigerians protesting against attacks on their compatriots in South Africa.

“As the government of South Africa, we have expressed our deep regret at the attacks directed at foreign nationals and our condemnation of all forms of intolerance and acts of violence,” Ramaphosa told journalists. Ramaphosa said the two countries had sealed 32 bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding covering trade and industry, science and technology, defense, agriculture and energy.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari shakes hands with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa during a news conference after a meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Nigeria accounts for 64 percent of South Africa’s total trade with the West African Region and is one of its largest trading partners on the continent.“We decided to take concrete measures to prevent the recurrence of such unacceptable incidents in the future,” Buhari said.

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