One of the most hackneyed phrases to come out of any government department, anywhere, is the one favoured by the people who run the international relations ministries around the world and, as their heads of state meet to press the flesh , they trot these out. As President Cyril Ramaphosa rolled in and out of Nigeria this week, predictably there was talk of “strengthening economic and political relations between the two countries”.
In reality, though, the relationship between Pretoria and Abuja has always been complex. In the years of the struggle against apartheid, Nigeria was a major supporter of the ANC and, after the release of Nelson Mandela and the moves to democracy here, Nigeria was happy to share the joy with us.
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