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.
Summary of international trips
Number of visitsCountry1 visitAlgeria, Argentina, Belgium, Burundi, Guinea, India, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, South Sudan, Qatar, Tanzania, Togo, Ukraine, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia2 visitsBotswana, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland3 visitsDemocratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates4 visitsAngola, Brazil, Eswatini, France, Japan, Lesotho, United Kingdom, Russia5 visitsMozambique6 visitsEthiopia, Namibia, United States7 visitsZimbabwe
2018 Country Locations Dates DetailsLuanda 2 MarchHeld a consultative meeting with President João Lourenço in his capacity as chair of the SADC.Gaborone3 MarchMet with President Ian Khama on a consultative meeting as head of the SADC.Maputo17 March Held a consultative meeting with the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi.Harare17 MarchPaid a courtesy visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Kigali20–21 MarchPaid 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 DeclarationLondon17–19 AprilMakes 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.Luanda25 AprilSADC Troika Heads of State and Government summit.Geneva15–16 MayCo-chaired the International Labour Organization Global Commission with the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.Québec City, Toronto8–10 JuneAttended the 44th G7 summit. Also attended a South Africa-Canada Investor engagement.Gaborone29 JuneAttended the 6th Southern African Customs Union Summit.Nouakchott1–2 JulyAttended the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.Lagos10–11 JulyMet with President Muhammadu Buhari, and attended the 2018 Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebrations of the African Export-Import Bank.Jeddah12 JulyState visit with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.Abu Dhabi13 JulyMet with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Lusaka9–10 AugustMet President Edgar Lungu at State House ahead of bilateral discussions. Also signed an agreement to establish a South Africa-Zambia Bi-National Commission.Kinshasa10 AugustMet President Joseph Kabila to discuss the political and security situation. Ramaphosa also commends President Kabila for honouring the Congolese Constitution.Windhoek16–18 AugustMet President Hage Geingob, and opened the 30th Ordinary SADC Heads of State and Government Summit as the outgoing SADC chairperson.Harare26 AugustAttended the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa.Beijing31 August – 3 SeptemberAttended the African-Chinese summit.New York City25–27 SeptemberAttended the Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly.Berlin29–30 OctoberAttended G20 Africa Conference and met Chancellor Angela Merkel.Strasbourg14 NovemberAddressed the European Parliament and met with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani.Brussels14–15 NovemberMet with King Philippe of Belgium and Prime Minister Charles Michel. Also attended the 7th South Africa-European Union Summit.Geneva15–16 NovemberCo-chaired the Global Commission on the Future of Work at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization.Addis Ababa17 NovemberAttended the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.Buenos Aires30 November – 1 DecemberAttended the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit.
2019 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsMaputo14 JanuaryMet with President Filipe Nyusi.Davos22–25 JanuaryAttended the World Economic Forum.New Delhi25–26 JanuaryAddress 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.Addis Ababa10–11 FebruaryAttended the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.Mbabane3 MarchMet with King Mswati III.Harare12 MarchCo-chaired the third session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Cairo22 AprilAttended an emergency African Union Troika Summit convened to discuss Sudan and Libya.Osaka28–29 JuneAttended the 2019 G20 Osaka summit.Maseru4 JulyMet with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and King Letsie III.Niamey7–8 JulyAttended 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 AreaDar es Salaam, Morogoro14–15 AugustState visit with President John Magufuli. He also visits Morogoro to see the remains of a fuel tanker explosion express solidarity.Biarritz25–26 AugustAttended the 45th G7 summit.Yokohama27–30 August.Attended the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Also attended the Japan-South Africa Business Expo.Harare14 SeptemberAttended Robert Mugabe's state funeral.London13–14 OctoberAttended the 6th Financial Times Africa Summit.Sochi23–24 OctoberAttended the first Russia-Africa Summit.Yokohama31 OctoberAttended the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final.Brasília13–14 NovemberAttended the 11th BRICS summit.Maseru27 NovemberMet with Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and attended the closing ceremony of the Multi-stakeholder National Dialogue Plenary II.Conakry4 DecemberMet with President Alpha Condé.Accra4–5 DecemberMet with President Nana Akufo-Addo and also co-chaired the Ghana-South Africa Business Round Table.Lomé5–6 DecemberMet with President Faure Gnassingbé and attended a state banquet.Aswan11 DecemberMet with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and participated in the inaugural session of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development.
2020 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsMaputo15 JanuaryAttended the inauguration of President Filipe Nyusi.Addis Ababa9–10 FebruaryAttended 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. 2021 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsMaputo8 AprilAttended an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC, to discuss the security situation in Mozambique.Berlin26–27 AugustAttended a G20 Compact with Africa meeting.Mbabane2 NovemberMet with Mswati III to discuss the political and security situation in Eswatini.Lagos30 November – 1 DecemberState visit at the invitation of President Muhammadu Buhari, and the 10th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission.Abidjan2–3 DecemberState visit with President Alassane Ouattara (South Africa's first ever), and opening address at the Africa Investment Forum.Accra4–5 DecemberState visit with President Nana Akufo-Addo, and inaugural session of the Ghana-South Africa Bi-National Commission.Dakar6–7 DecemberOfficial visit, including to attend the Dakar Peace and Security Forum and sign bilateral agreements. 2022 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsLilongwe12 JanuaryAttended the SADC Extraordinary Summits in Malawi. The summit extended the funding and mandate for the Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).Kinshasa17–18 August42nd Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of StateWashington, D.C.15–17 SeptemberWorking visitLondon19 SeptemberAttended state funeral of Elizabeth IIJeddah15–16 OctoberState visitBaliAttended 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 LoongLondon22–23 NovemberState visit
2023 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsWindhoek31 JanuaryAttended the Extraordinary SADC Troika Summit to discuss the regional peace and security situationAddis Ababa17–19 FebruaryAttended the 36th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.Bujumbura6 MayAttended 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.Windhoek8 MayAttended 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 coordination of various forces currently engaged in the M23 offensive in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was discussed.Abuja28–29 MayAttended the Inauguration of President Bola Tinubu after his win of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.Geneva15 JuneAttended the World of Work Summit on the margins of the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC).Kyiv16 JuneAttended as part of the African Peace Mission to Ukraine.Moscow17 JuneAttended as part of the African Union Peace Delegation.Paris22-23 JuneAttended the New Global Financing Pact summit.Mbabane29 JuneParticipate at the 8th Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Heads of State and Government Summit.Kinshasa6 JulyPresident 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).Moscow26–29 JulyAttended the Russia-Africa Summit 2023.Luanda16–17 AugustAttended the SADC summit. New Delhi810 SeptemberAttended the G20 New Delhi summit.New York17–21 SeptemberWorking visit. Windhoek13 OctoberMet with the Namibian president Hage Geingob. Cairo21 OctoberAttended the Cairo Summit for Peace, met with the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Doha14–15 NovemberMet with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Dubai2 DecemberWorking visit.
2024 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsKampala18 JanuaryAttended the Non-Aligned Movement summit. Windhoek10 FebruaryWorking visit.Addis Ababa16–19 FebruaryAttended the 37th African Union summit. Mbabane3 AprilWorking visit Kigali6-7 AprilWorking visit Juba16 AprilWorking visit Luanda7-8 AugustWorking visit Harare17 AugustAttended the 44th Ordinary SADC Summit Beijing2-4 SeptemberState visit New York City22-24 SeptemberAttended the UN General Assembly Maseru4 OctoberWorking visitKazan22–24 OctoberAttended the 16th BRICS summit. Rio de Janeiro18–19 NovemberAttended the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. Algiers6 DecemberState visit
2025 CountryLocationsDatesDetailsMaputo15 JanuaryAttended the inauguration of President-Elect Daniel ChapoDavos21 JanuaryAttended the World Economic ForumHarare31 JanuaryAttended the SADC Extraordinary SummitAddis Ababa15 FebruaryAttended the African Union SummitWindhoek1 MarchAttended the state funeral of former president Sam NujomaMaseru22 AprilWorking visitAbidjan11-13 MayWorking visitWashington, D.C.19–21 MayWorking visitKananaskis16–17 JuneAttended 51st G7 summithttps://x.com/MarkJCarney/status/1934440184638230594Rio de Janeiro6-7 JulyAttended the 17th BRICS summitTokyo, Yokohama21-22 AugustAttended the Tokyo International Conference on African Development SummitHarare29 AugustParticipated the Zimbabwe agricultural showNew York City22-24 SeptemberAttended the Eightieth session of the United Nations General AssemblyJakarta22-23 OctoberState visit with President Prabowo Subianto.Hanoi23-24 OctoberState visitKuala Lumpur24-27 OctoberState visit and attended the 47th ASEAN Summit.
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