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List of international presidential trips made by Cyril Ramaphosa
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Cyril Ramaphosa while President. Ramaphosa assumed the office of president on 15 February 2018 and made his first international trip as the President of South Africa to Luanda, Angola.[1]
Summary of international trips
1 Visit
2 Visits
3 Visits
4 Visits
5+ Visits
South Africa
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit | Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Zambia |
| 2 visits | Angola, Botswana, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, United States |
| 3 visits | Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Japan, Namibia, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland |
| 4 visits | Ethiopia, Mozambique, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe |
2018
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | Luanda | 2 March | Held a consultative meeting with President João Lourenço in his capacity as chair of the SADC.[2] |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 3 March | Met with President Ian Khama on a consultative meeting as head of the SADC.[3] |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 17 March | Held a consultative meeting with the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi.[4] |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 17 March | Paid a courtesy visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.[5] |
| Rwanda | Kigali | 20 March-21 March | Paid a courtesy visit to President Paul Kagame, was a panelist at the African Continental Free Trade Area Business Forum, and signed the African Union Kigali Declaration[6] |
| United Kingdom | London | 17 April-19 April | Makes courtesy visit to Elizabeth II and held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. Also addressed African leaders at the African Leaders Roundtable of the Commonwealth Business Forum, and attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.[7] |
| Angola | Luanda | 25 April | SADC Troika Heads of State and Government summit.[8] |
| Switzerland | Geneva | 15-16 May | Co-chaired the International Labour Organization Global Commission with the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.[9] |
| Canada | Québec City, Toronto | 8-10 June | Attended the 44th G7 summit. Also attended a South Africa-Canada Investor engagement.[10] |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 29 June | Attended the 6th Southern African Customs Union Summit.[11] |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1-2 July | Attended the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.[12] |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 10-11 July | Met with President Muhammadu Buhari, and attended the 2018 Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebrations of the African Export-Import Bank.[13] |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 12 July | State visit with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.[14] |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 13 July | Met with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[15] |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 9–10 August | Met President Edgar Lungu at State House ahead of bilateral discussions. Also signed an agreement to establish a South Africa-Zambia Bi-National Commission.[16] |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 10 August | Met President Joseph Kabila to discuss the political and security situation. Ramaphosa also commends President Kabila for honouring the Congolese Constitution.[16] |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 16–18 August | Met President Hage Geingob, and opened the 30th Ordinary SADC Heads of State and Government Summit as the outgoing SADC chairperson.[17] |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 August | Attended the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa.[18] |
| China | Beijing | 31 August - 3 September | Attended the African-Chinese summit.[19] |
| United States | New York City | 25 - 27 September | Attended the Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.[20] |
| Germany | Berlin | 29-30 October | Attended G20 Africa Conference and met Chancellor Angela Merkel.[21] |
| France | Strasbourg | 14 November | Addressed the European Parliament and met with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani.[22] |
| Belgium | Brussels | 14-15 November | Met with King Philippe of Belgium and Prime Minister Charles Michel. Also attended the 7th South Africa-European Union Summit.[23] |
| Switzerland | Geneva | 15-16 November | Co-chaired the Global Commission on the Future of Work at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization.[24] |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 17 November | Attended the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.[25] |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 30 November-1 December | Attended the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit.[26] |
2019
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | Maputo | 14 January | Met with President Filipe Nyusi. |
| Switzerland | Davos | 22-25 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. |
| India | 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.[27] |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 10-11 February | Attended the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | 3 March | Met with King Mswati III. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 12 March | Co-chaired the third session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. |
| Egypt | Cairo | 22 April | Attended an emergency African Union Troika Summit convened to discuss Sudan and Libya. |
| Japan | Osaka | 28-29 June | Attended the 2019 G20 Osaka summit. |
| Lesotho | Maseru | 4 July | Met with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and King Letsie III. |
| Niger | 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 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Morogoro | 14-15 August | State visit with President John Magufuli. He also visits Morogoro to see the remains of a fuel tanker explosion express solidarity. |
| France | Biarritz | 25-26 August | Attended the 45th G7 summit. |
| Japan | Yokohama | 27-30 August. | Attended the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Also attended the Japan-South Africa Business Expo. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 14 September | Attended Robert Mugabe's state funeral.[28] |
| United Kingdom | London | 13-14 October | Attended the 6th Financial Times Africa Summit. |
| Russia | Sochi | 23 – 24 October | Attended the first Russia-Africa Summit. |
| Japan | Yokohama | 31 October | Attended the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final. |
| Brazil | Brasília | 13–14 November | Attended the 11th BRICS summit. |
| Lesotho | Maseru | 27 November | Met with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and attended the closing ceremony of the Multi-stakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II. |
| Guinea | Conakry | 4 December | Met with President Alpha Condé. |
| Ghana | Accra | 4-5 December | Met with President Nana Akufo-Addo and also co-chaired the Ghana-South Africa Business Round Table. |
| Togo | Lomé | 5-6 December | Met with President Faure Gnassingbé and attended a state banquet. |
| Egypt | Aswan | 11 December | Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and participated in the inaugural session of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development. |
2020
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | Maputo | 15 January | Attended the inauguration of President Filipe Nyusi.[29] |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 9–10 February | Attended the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, at which South Africa officially assumed the chair of the Union.[30] |
2021
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | Maputo | 8 April | Attended an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC, to discuss the security situation in Mozambique.[31] |
| Germany | Berlin | 26–27 August | Attended a G20 Compact with Africa meeting.[32] |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | 2 November | Met with Mswati III to discuss the political and security situation in Eswatini.[33] |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 30 November–1 December | State visit at the invitation of President Muhammadu Buhari, and the 10th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission.[34] |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | 2–3 December | State visit with President Alassane Ouattara (South Africa's first ever), and opening address at the Africa Investment Forum.[34] |
| Ghana | Accra | 4–5 December | State visit with President Nana Akufo-Addo, and inaugural session of the Ghana-South Africa Bi-National Commission.[34] |
| Senegal | Dakar | 6–7 December | Official visit, including to attend the Dakar Peace and Security Forum and sign bilateral agreements.[34] |
2022
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 12 January | Attended the SADC Extraordinary Summits in Malawi. The summit extended the funding and mandate for the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).[35] |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 17-18 August | 42nd Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State[36] |
| United States | Washington | 15-17 September | Working visit[37] |
| United Kingdom | London | 19 September | Attended state funeral of Elizabeth II[38] |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 15-16 October | State visit[39] |
| Indonesia | Bali | November 14–16 | Attended the 2022 G20 Summit. Met with President Joko Widodo. Held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong[40] |
| United Kingdom | London | 22-23 November | State visit[41] |
2023
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | Windhoek | 31 January | Attended the Extraordinary SADC Troika Summit to discuss the regional peace and security situation[42] |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 17-19 February | Attended the 36th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.[43] |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | 6 May | Attended the 11th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region.[44] |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 8 May | Attended the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Organ Troika, Plus SADC Troika and Force Intervention Brigade Troop Contributing Countries Heads of State and Government. The future deployment and cordination of various forces currently engaged in the M23 offensive in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was discussed.[45] |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 28–29 May | Attended the Inauguration of President Bola Tinubu after his win of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.[46] |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | 16 June | Attended as part of the African Peace Mission to Ukraine.[47] |
| Russia | Moscow | 17 June | Attended as part of the African Union Peace Delegation.[48] |
| Eswatini | Mbabane | 29 June | Participate at the 8th Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government Summit.[49] |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa | 6 July | President Cyril Ramaphosa together with together with President Félix Tshisekedi, co-chaired the Heads of State and Government segment of the 12th session of the DRC –South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC).[50] |
| Russia | Moscow | 26-29 July | Attended the Russia-Africa Summit 2023.[51] |
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