President @CyrilRamaphosa has extended his gratitude to President Ouattara for the solidarity they displayed by allowing the state visit to continue amid the travel bans against South Africa. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
President Ramaphosa: “We have agreed to work together on multilateral and global issues of mutual concern…this has been the most productive and rewarding state visit as well as engagement in a number of ways.” #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
[WATCH] President @CyrilRamaphosa and his Ivorian counterpart President Ouattara have concluded their joint briefing. President Ramaphosa now leaves for the City Hall. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
[IN PICTURES] President @CyrilRamaphosa welcomed by President Alassane Dramane Ouattar of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to the #PresidentialPalace in Abidjan for a historic State Visit. #SAinIvoryCoast
[IN PICTURES] The two heads of State witnessing the signing of MoUs between the Governments of South Africa and Côte d'Ivoire at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan. #SAinIvoryCoast#BetterAfricaBetterWorld
[Read] South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire have on Thursday concluded a historic engagement which saw the signing of ten memoranda of understanding and agreements in various areas of cooperation.
@HealthZA Minister Dr Joe Phaahla and his Deputy Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo will this morning convene a virtual media briefing on government efforts in the fight against #COVID19 and the national vaccination rollout programme.
Minister Phaahla: The confirmation of the new variant in the Tshwane area explained the steep rise in new infections, which has now spread across Gauteng.
Minister Phaahla: We again want to take this opportunity to thank our team of scientists who really worked very hard in identifying this variant, #Omicron.
Happening now: President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ivorian counterpart President Ouattara have concluded their Tête-á-tête. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
[WATCH] Minister of Defence Thandi Modise and Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara sign an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on Defence Cooperation. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
Minister of Agriculture Thoko Didiza signs an agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
Happening now: Preparations are currently underway at the Presidential State House in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa will be received by his Ivorian counterpart President Alassane Ouattara. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
The South African delegation has arrived at the State house in Abidjan for the bilateral discussions. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
The South African delegation has arrived at the State house in Abidjan for the bilateral discussions that will take place today between the two countries. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
[WATCH] President @CyrilRamaphosa has concluded his state visit in Nigeria.
“We’ve had a really excellent and successful visit to Nigeria, we’ve had extensive discussions with President Buhari and reached a lot of areas of understanding and mutual agreement.” #SANigeriaBNC
President @CyrilRamaphosa: “We are particularly pleased that Nigeria demonstrated its commitment in-terms of receiving us even in the wake of #Omicron. They were quite determined for this visit to take place even on a scale down basis.” #SANigeriaBNC