The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday 15th April, 2024 arrived in Uganda for an official working visit.
He was warmly received at Entebbe International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba.
President Ramaphosa was invited by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the two leaders are expected to meet tomorrow to discuss bilateral relations and other crucial matters at State House-Entebbe.
The South African leader last came to Kampala in January 2024 for the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit.
On Tuesday, the two leaders met at Entebbe and below was the official communique
H.E. Mr Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa undertook
a working visit to H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, from 15
to 16 April 2024.
- H.E. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was supported by Hon. Dr Naledi Pandor, the
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Hon.
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency. - H.E. President Yoweri Museveni was supported by Hon. Jason Marksen Oboth-Oboth,
the Minister of Defence & Veteran Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba, the minister of state for
regional affairs, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and Uganda’s High
Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Paul Amoru. - H.E. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa had a meeting with H.E. Yoweri Kaguta
Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda on 16 April 2024. The two Heads of State held
fruitful discussions on bilateral relations as well as regional and continental issues of mutual
interest. - The two Heads of State exchanged views on the peace and security situation in the region.
They reaffirmed their commitment to working together in pursuit of sustainable peace, stability,
and economic development on the Continent. - H.E. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, of the Republic of South Africa, expressed his
gratitude to H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, for the warm
reception and hospitality accorded to him and the delegation of the Republic of South Africa
during the visit.