South Africa Tries to Breathe New Life Into East African Relations: EastAfrica
President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Republic of Tanzania briefing members of the media during the State Visit at the Union BuildingsBeneficial bilateral ties as well as regional issues with East Africa have been neglected by Pretoria.
State visits between South Africa and Kenya have been a bit more frequent. Then president Uhuru Kenyatta was in Pretoria in November 2021, and Ramaphosa reciprocated with a trip to meet the new President William Ruto a year later. South African business interests in East Africa privately say they haven't had the same protectionist problems in Tanzania or Kenya as in Uganda, though commerce between the two countries could be better. About 220 business leaders from both countries participated in a business forum during Hassan's visit.
Ramaphosa discussed the chronic instability in eastern DRC with Museveni and Hassan, though they didn't reveal the content of their talks. One consequence of the rather distant communications is that when the EAC peacekeeping
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