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South Africa ready to work with Abuja

    DAR ES SALAAM
    South African Foreign Minister Alfred Nzo said yesterday (Monday) Pretoria was ready to form a close continental partnership with a strong and democratic Nigeria, the South African news agency SAPA reported today (Tuesday). He was speaking after Olusegun Obasanjo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was elected Nigerian president at the weekend. His comments mark a high point - after a period of estrangement - in the steadily improving relations between South Africa and Nigeria since the death of military ruler General Sani Abacha last year. Describing the elections as a victory for the people of Nigeria, Nzo said South Africa was looking forward to Nigeria’s return to the Commonwealth.

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