The Government of Botswana has described Nigeria as an important partner in achieving business cooperation and growth in terms of human trade.
Botswana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Filda Keren, made this known at the country’s 58th National Day celebrations in Abuja.
According to the High Commissioner, Nigeria is endowed with both natural and human resources which, if properly utilized, would boost the economies of both countries and Africa as a whole.
“Both countries have economic strength, so I want us to work together to lead the African continent.
“Nigeria has a lot of enterprising trade. When Nigerians want to do business, they show resilience against all difficulties to achieve the set goals. We are also paying attention to the creative field.
“We have talented people who can grow even when they are not working and can enter the film, food, fashion and music industries where Nigeria is leading. We look forward to leveraging our new projects and business connections to advance our business relationships and deepen our trade cooperation.”
The envoy lamented the low level of trade between the two countries, but said more efforts were needed to harness the economic advantages between the two countries.
“We are looking at opportunities to get more creative skills from Nigeria in the development of more products, especially cosmetics and textile products.We also want to leverage such skills and build capacity through it. ”So we don’t have a lot of things we’re working on together in terms of imports and exports at the moment, but we need to develop the ones that we think have potential.
Nigerians can also learn from Botswana’s livestock farming and beef production, which is exported to European countries to further develop the country’s economy.
We can work together in the beef production sector and Nigeria can now invest in training its citizens in the creative sector. ” she added
Also, Namibia’s High Commissioner to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Humphrey Ghaiseb, said Botswana is probably the world’s largest producer of diamonds, which is good for Africa and for economic growth in the sub-region. He said there is.
He said: “Botswana has been an important friend of Namibia for many years. When Botswana gained independence, the Namibian people also rejoiced. Today, Botswana celebrates its 58th Independence Day. We are equally happy that this is happening in a situation where we are enjoying peace.
“There are a lot of connections between the two countries as the ties between the two countries are getting stronger and the citizens are also thinking about traveling between the two countries using only ID cards.
“We are very pleased that the prosperity that Botswana is enjoying is also entirely sub-regional-wide prosperity, as everyone benefits from the same progressive advances in our country. “Because I feel that I am,” he said.
“Botswana is known as the world’s largest producer of diamonds. And this is good for Africa, as countries like Botswana produce high-quality diamonds and achieve a lot. This shows that Botswana has faced many hardships during its 58 years of independence.
“Nigerians should pay more attention to countries like Botswana because it is a country that produces high-quality diamonds,” he added.
Botswana, a country in South Africa, achieved independence on September 30, 1966. ”
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