President Tinubu is in South Africa for the 11th session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC).
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed this on Tuesday in Cape Town at a business roundtable,
There is also much opportunity for cooperation on pharmaceuticals. Our two countries are strategically positioned to benefit from the rapid growth of clean energy manufacturing industries,” Ramaphosa said.
South Africa has developed a Just Transition Framework and an Investment Plan that anticipates massive investments in renewable energy and the green economy over the next few years.
As part of the broader global transition to a low-carbon economy, we must leverage the abundant natural resources that exist in our countries to promote green industrialisation.
This is coming days after Nigeria and France signed an MOU to remediate over 2000 mining pits in the country.
This is coming days after FG and France signed an MOU to remediate over 2,000 abandoned pits in the country through environmental rehabilitation and post-mining projects intervention plans.
The MOU covers critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements that are essential to clean energy technologies.
