Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the sidelines of the 18th G20 Summit and discussed wide-ranging issues including defence, agriculture, millets, trade and investment.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Spain’s Vice-President Nadia Calvino, Minister of Economy of United
Taking to his official social media 'X', PM Modi tweeted, "India is elated to welcome @_AfricanUnion as a permanent member of the G20. Together, let us foster global unity and progress. Let us also do whatever we can for the development of the Global South."
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Argentia Alberto Fernández and President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu have arrived at the Bharat Mandapam.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Nigeria-India Business Conference in national capital on Wednesday, Edun said, "We are extremely happy to be here. And so far, as I said, we're halfway through our consultations, our discussions and so forth with you and other business leaders. A
Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said during the G20 Finance ministerial meeting here in the national capital that his country is looking forward to collaborating with India and becoming part of the G20 decision-making process globally.
Nigerian High Commissioner to India, Ahmed Sule on Wednesday extended its invitation to India to do business together, saying that the people are ready to partner with India.
Nicolas Normand, a former French ambassador to Mali and Senegal, confirmed the information to Al Jazeera, stating that, in accordance with his sources, negotiations to "partially" evacuate soldiers between the French and Niger forces were in progress.
Arrivals have begun for the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is the first head of delegation to arrive in the national capital for the summit scheduled to the held on September 9, 10.
Thousands of people supporting the new military rulers of the West African Country, Niger rallied near a military base housing French soldiers on Saturday, demanding that France withdraw its ambassadors and troops from the country as sought by the new Junta establishment, Al Jazeera reported