South Africa wins bitter fight with Nigeria over top AU job

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One of South Africa's top trade negotiators has emerged as the new secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement following a bitter political fight with Nigeria at the AU summit on Monday.

Diplomats at the summit said the matter sparked a passionate debate. They said after two days of discussions on the issue, it took seven rounds of voting for SA to secure the two-thirds majority it needed for Mene’s appointment to go through.

AfCFTA will be headquartered in the Ghanaian capital of Accra and was expected to be fully operational by end of March.

 

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Nigeria must first open its borders for trade with its neighbors before they can think about any continental positions

How much was paid for that since you are so good in corruption

Nigerian are full of DRAMA, strue!! They're going to hold Africa back with this nonsensical attitude..

Stop this rubbish reporting

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Bitter fight...? 🤔

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