BRICS Summit: Tinubu urges reforms, more inclusion for Africa.
President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent reforms to global systems, advocating for greater inclusion and fairness for Africa and other emerging economies.
Speaking at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Tinubu stressed the need for fairer global financial and healthcare structures, noting that Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from environmental degradation and climate crisis.
He called for a new global order built on fairness, technology transfer, and affordable financing to empower developing nations, while also pledging Nigeria's commitment to strategic collaboration for sustainable development, particularly through South-South cooperation, noting that Nigeria is taking bold steps to accelerate renewable energy adoption, mainstream climate action, and promote nature-based solutions.
He also highlighted the importance of addressing non-communicable diseases as a core global health concern and strengthening the global health system.
The president stated that as a BRICS partner country since January, Nigeria shares aligned interests with other members in driving equitable global progress.
President Tinubu was accompanied to the summit by top government officials including the Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar and his Finance counterpart, Wale Edun.
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