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Ramaphosa visits West Africa – what is the significance of these visits?

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This week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire as part of his seven-day tour of West Africa, a trip that will also include Ghana and Senegal next week. So what was the significance of these trips? And what does this now then mean for our relations with some of the West African countries President Ramaphosa has just visited? African Analyst, Advocate Sipho Mantula joins us on the line as we discuss this further.
8 Dec 2021 1PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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