Diplomacy

2018 Articles
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Paul Mashatile, together with the South African delegation attend a working meeting with His Excellency, the Vice President of India, Shri Chandrapuram Ponnusami (C.P.) Radhakrishnan at the Vice President's Enclave, New Dehli. Image: GCIS
Diplomacy

Mashatile secures investment deals on India visit

New Delhi, India - South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile has secured commitments from Indian business leaders to expand investments in key sectors...

AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene addresses the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Seoul. | Photo: AfCFTA Secretariat
Diplomacy

AfCFTA chief pitches Africa-Korea trade partnership in Seoul

Seoul - The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Wamkele Mene, used the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Seoul to...

Diplomacy

SA Army wraps up combat rifle shooting competition in Bloemfontein

Teams from Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe joined South African Army regulars and reservists for the final day of the Chief of the...

Photos courtesy of the African Diplomatic Corps
Diplomacy

Africa Day marked in Tokyo with call for deeper Japan ties

Tokyo - African diplomats and Japanese officials gathered in Tokyo on Monday to mark the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the Organisation...

Eswatini's Minister of Economic Planning and Development Dr. Thambo Gina (left) and Somalia's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Abdisalam Ali shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Ministerial Meeting in Seoul on Sunday. | Photo: MoFA Somalia
Diplomacy

Somalia, Eswatini ministers hold talks in Seoul

Seoul - Somalia's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Ali met with Eswatini's Minister of Economic Planning and Development, Dr. Thambo Gina, on the sidelines...

Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa signs a visa waiver agreement with the Republic of Korea in Seoul, the first such deal between the two countries in nearly five decades. | Photo: Ghana Embassy Seoul
Diplomacy

Ghana and Korea sign visa waiver deal

Seoul - Ghana and the Republic of Korea have signed a Visa Waiver Agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports, marking the...

Minister of Economic Planning and Development Dr Thambo Gina meets Judge Jin Hyun Paik, the Republic of Korea's candidate for the International Court of Justice (2027-2036), on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Seoul. | Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Diplomacy

Eswatini attends Korea-Africa ministers’ meeting in Seoul

Seoul - Eswatini was represented at the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 1 June 2026, with...

U.S. Speaker Charlie Lockwood meets with the Municipal Council of Manzini to discuss the role municipalities play in preserving cultural heritage, including historically significant sites such as Number 43 Trelawney Park, KwaMagogo. Photo: U.S. Embassy Eswatini
Cultural Diplomacy

Lockwood calls on Manzini to guard its stories

Manzini - Charlie Lockwood, Executive Director of the Museum of International Folk Art, met with the Municipal Council of Manzini last Tuesday to...