German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to Visit Nigeria

German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to Visit Nigeria

By: Michael Mike

German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze, and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Bärbel Kofler are scheduled to visit Nigeria

According to a statement on Friday from the German Embassy in Nigeria, the German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze, will visit Nigeria from 4th to 7th February 2024. She will be accompanied by the Parliamentary State Secretary, Dr. Bärbel Kofler.

The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Germany and Nigeria in the area of development cooperation.

The statement said the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development is responsible for planning and programming the guidelines and the fundamental concept on which German development policy is based. The ministry is also the main commissioning partner of the German development agency GIZ.

And with diplomatic relations spanning over 60 years, Germany and Nigeria have a longstanding relationship. They are natural partners as both are the strongest economy and the most populous country on their respective continents, the statement stressed that “It is therefore crucial to address current global challenges together. Furthermore, Minister Svenja Schulze will be travelling in her capacity as President of the Sahel Alliance.”

The Sahel Alliance is an international cooperation platform to provide more and better support for development initiatives in the Sahel region. The objective of the Sahel Alliance is, through more than 1300 different projects, to enhance the stability and global development of the region and to provide more effective support in the areas of youth employment, climate and energy, governance, decentralisation and basic services, food security and agriculture, and security.

The statement added that the focus of the visit will lie on bilateral meetings with Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.

A meeting is also schedule with the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. Alieu Omar Touray to discuss the situation of development cooperation in West Africa and to visit numerous project sites.

The Parliamentary State Secretary, Dr. Bärbel Kofler, will continue to Lagos to visit projects at the University of Lagos and to hold discussions with the Lagos State Government on current challenges and possible cooperations Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze, and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Bärbel Kofler are scheduled to visit Nigeria

According to a statement on Friday from the German Embassy in Nigeria, the German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze, will visit Nigeria from 4th to 7th February 2024. She will be accompanied by the Parliamentary State Secretary, Dr. Bärbel Kofler.

The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Germany and Nigeria in the area of development cooperation.

The statement said the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development is responsible for planning and programming the guidelines and the fundamental concept on which German development policy is based. The ministry is also the main commissioning partner of the German development agency GIZ.

And with diplomatic relations spanning over 60 years, Germany and Nigeria have a longstanding relationship. They are natural partners as both are the strongest economy and the most populous country on their respective continents, the statement stressed that “It is therefore crucial to address current global challenges together. Furthermore, Minister Svenja Schulze will be travelling in her capacity as President of the Sahel Alliance.”

The Sahel Alliance is an international cooperation platform to provide more and better support for development initiatives in the Sahel region. The objective of the Sahel Alliance is, through more than 1300 different projects, to enhance the stability and global development of the region and to provide more effective support in the areas of youth employment, climate and energy, governance, decentralisation and basic services, food security and agriculture, and security.

The statement added that the focus of the visit will lie on bilateral meetings with Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.

A meeting is also schedule with the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. Alieu Omar Touray to discuss the situation of development cooperation in West Africa and to visit numerous project sites.

The Parliamentary State Secretary, Dr. Bärbel Kofler, will continue to Lagos to visit projects at the University of Lagos and to hold discussions with the Lagos State Government on current challenges and possible cooperations

German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development to Visit Nigeria