Ramaphosa advocates “African solutions to African problems”

Kigali and Pretoria plead for African solutions to the crisis in the DRC, despite persistent tensions Image media Patient Mar 13/05/2025 - 10:15 Corps At the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Rwandan Presidents Paul Kagame and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed their common will to see Africa seize the resolution of its own conflicts, including the security crisis in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all of whic…

The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, called for the implementation of “African solutions to African problems”, during his intervention in the Presidential Panel of the Forum of Executive Directors of Africa 2025. Ramaphosa highlighted the role of his country in leading the pro tempore presidency of the G20, as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will allow “the voice of our continent to be amplified now whe…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has shown no signs of acrimony with his Rwandan counterpart, even taking a dig at those who thought that sitting down together would be bad. He made the remarks at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he and President Kagame discussed how Africa is taking a role in solving its own problems, including the security situation in eastern Congo. In an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo, Presiden…