List of international presidential trips made by Cyril Ramaphosa
This is a list of international trips made by Cyril Ramaphosa while President. Ramaphosa made his first international trip as the President of South Africa to Luanda, Angola.
2018
Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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Luanda | 2 March | Held a consultative meeting with President João Lourenço in his capacity as chair of the SADC.[1][2] | |
Gaborone | 3 March | Met with President Ian Khama on a consultative meeting as head of the SADC.[3] | |
Maputo | 17 March | Met with the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi a consultative meeting.[4] | |
Harare | 17 March | Paid a courtesy visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.[5] | |
Kigali | 20 March-21 March | Makes a courtesy visit to President Paul Kagame and is a panelists at the African Continental Free Trade Area Business Forum.He also signs the Kigali Declaration[6] | |
London | 17 April-19 April | Makes courtesy visit to Elizabeth II and later has bilateral talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. Also Addresses African leaders the 'Africassee Leaders Round table' of the Commonwealth Business Forum. Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.[7] | |
Luanda | 25 April | SADC Troika Heads of State and Government summit. | |
Geneva | 15-16 May | To Co-Chair the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Commission together with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven[8] | |
Québec City, Toronto | 8-10 June | Attended the 44th G7 summit. Also attend a South Africa-Canada Investor engagement.[9] | |
Gaborone | 29 June | Attended the 6th Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit. | |
Nouakchott | 1-2 July | Attended the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union | |
Lagos | 10-11 July | Met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Also attended the 2018 Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebrations of the African Export-Import Bank. | |
Jeddah | 12 July | Attend a State Visit and met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia. | |
Abu Dhabi | 13 July | Met with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. | |
Lusaka | 9–10 August | Meets President Edgar Lungu at State House ahead of bilateral discussion's on cooperation, political and security developments in the region and continent. Also signs an Agreement on the Establishment of Binational Commission between South Africa and Zambia. | |
Kinshasa | 10 August | Meets President Joseph Kabila to discuss the political and security throughout the country. Ramaphosa also commends President Kabila for honouring the Congolese Constitution. | |
Windhoek | 16–18 August | Meets President Hage Geingob on the eve of the 30th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community, (SADC).He also Opens the 30th Ordinary SADC Heads of State and Government Summit as the outgoing chairperson of the SADC. | |
Harare | 26 August | Attends the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa | |
Beijing | 31 August - 9 September | Attends the African-Chinese summit. | |
New York City | 25 - 27 September | Attends the Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. | |
Berlin | 29-30 October | Attends G20 Africa Conference and met Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
Strasbourg | 14 November | Addressed the European Parliament and met with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani. | |
Brussels | 14-15 November | Met with King Philippe of Belgium and Prime Minister Charles Michel. Also attended the 7th South Africa-European Union Summit. | |
Geneva | 15-16 November | Co-haired the Global Commission on the Future of Work at the Headquarters of the International Labour Organization(ILO). | |
Addis Ababa | 17 November | Attend the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union | |
Buenos Aires | 30 November-1 December | Attended the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit. |
2019
Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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Maputo | 14 January | Met with President Filipe Nyusi | |
Davos | 22-25 January | Attends the World Economic Forum | |
New Delhi | 25-26 January | Address the India-South Africa Business Forum and deliver the Gandhi-Mandela Freedom Lecture organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs as a part of celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) Dialogue Forum. Also was the Chief Guest for Republic Day Parade.[10] | |
Addis Ababa | 10-11 February | Attend the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. | |
Mbabane | 3 March | Met with King Mswati III. | |
Harare | 12 March | Co-chair the third session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. | |
Cairo | 22 April | Attend an emergency African Union Troika Summit convened to discuss Sudan and Libya. | |
Osaka | 28-29 June | Attended the 2019 G20 Osaka summit | |
Maseru | 4 July | Met with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and King Letsie III | |
Niamey | 7-8 July | Attended the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union.The summit will entry into force of the Agreement on the Establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area | |
Dar es Salaam, Morogoro | 14-15 August | Attends a State Visit and meets with President John Magufuli. He also visits Morogoro to see the remains of a fuel tanker explosion express solidarity. | |
Biarritz | 25-26 August | Attended the 45th G7 summit. | |
Yokohama | 27-30 August. | Attended the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Also attended the Japan-South Africa Business Expo. | |
London | 13-14 October | Attended the 6th Financial Times Africa Summit. | |
Sochi | 23 – 24 October | Attended the first Russia-Africa Summit. | |
Yokohama | 31 October | Attended the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final. | |
Brasília | 13–14 November | Attended the 11th BRICS summit. | |
Maseru | 27 November | Met with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and also attend the closing ceremony of the Multistakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II. | |
Conakry | 4 December | Met with President Alpha Condé. | |
Accra | 4-5 December | Met with President Nana Akufo-Addo and also co-chair the Ghana-South Africa Business Round Table. | |
Lomé | 5-6 December | Met with President Faure Gnassingbé and attend a State Banquet. | |
Aswan | 11 December | Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and participate in the Inaugural Session of the “Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development. |
References
- https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1905642/ramaphosa-returns-from-successful-visit-to-angola/amp/
- http://clubofmozambique.com/news/south-africa-president-cyril-ramaphosa-arrives-in-angola-for-working-visit/
- http://amp.ewn.co.za/2018/03/01/president-ramaphosa-to-visit-angola-botswana-and-namibia
- https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/ramaphosa-visits-mozambique-20180317
- https://www.financialgazette.co.zw/ramaphosa-arrives-in-zimbabwe-for-working-visit/
- http://amp.ewn.co.za/2018/03/21/diplomatic-relations-between-sa-rwanda-to-return-to-normal
- https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/ramaphosa-sa-delegation-off-to-london-for-commonwealth-meeting-14479954
- https://www.enca.com/south-africa/ramaphosa-in-switzerland-to-chair-ilo-work-commission
- http://amp.ewn.co.za/2018/06/06/president-ramaphosa-heading-to-canada-for-g7-summit
- "Health, trade on table as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits India". Hindustan Times. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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