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Shettima’s G20 Summit visit targets new investments.
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Nigeria strengthens diplomacy through the G20 Summit visit.
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G20 Summit visit supports Nigeria’s global engagement.
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President, has arrived in Johannesburg for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. He is taking over for President Bola Tinubu at a meeting where the main topics will be global security, climate policy, and economic stability.
His visit shows that Abuja wants to make its diplomatic presence stronger at a time when international cooperation is becoming more important for emerging economies that are facing tighter financial conditions and changing geopolitical pressures.
When Shettima got to the Waterkloof Air Force Base, she was greeted by a group of high-ranking officials from Nigeria and South Africa. There were a lot of important people at the reception, including Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Chargé d’Affaires Alexander Ajayi; and Consul General Umar Bashir. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, South Africa’s Minister of Small Business Development, was also there. This shows that Pretoria wants to strengthen its political and economic ties with West Africa’s largest economy.
Nigeria is becoming more involved in the global economy
The summit, which will take place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre on November 22 and 23, will bring together the heads of the world’s most powerful economies, which together make up more than 80% of the world’s GDP. Delegations from the European Union, the African Union, and major development finance institutions will also be there. This will give everyone a chance to make policy suggestions about growth, debt sustainability, and long-term development financing.
The theme for this year, “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,” shows how the priorities of world leaders are changing. The meeting gives Nigeria a chance to strengthen its call for more flexible debt frameworks, fairer development financing, and more recognition of Africa’s role in global economic reforms.
Officials travelling with the vice president say he will talk about how Nigeria’s fiscal and monetary policies are improving as the government tries to attract investment that will help with infrastructure, energy access, and technology-driven growth.
Bilateral talks to improve diplomacy in the region
Shettima is going to have a number of one-on-one meetings with heads of state, ministers, and development partners on the side of the summit. These talks will cover security cooperation, climate resilience, trade across borders, and efforts to build peace—all of which are important parts of the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Diplomatic experts say that Nigeria’s participation in these kinds of meetings helps shape its strategic ties with both Western and emerging economies, especially now that global alliances are changing.
After the summit, the vice president is expected to go back to Abuja. There will be a series of policy talks that could have an impact on Nigeria’s development path over the next year.
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