# South African president Ramaphosa to make state visit to UK
Published: 2022-10-03
Category: News
Category URL: https://technologydispatch.com/category/news/
Meta Title: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Make State Visit
Meta Description: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife to visit Britain on Nov. 22-24. First visit since King Charles became monarch. Strong trade ties between
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LONDON (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will make a state visit to Britain, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, the first such visit since King Charles succeeded his late mother Queen Elizabeth last month.

Ramaphosa and his wife, Tshepo Motsepe, have accepted an invitation from the new British monarch for the Nov. 22-24 state visit, the palace said.

Former South African presidents Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma all made state visits to Britain.

Britain exported 4 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) of goods and services to South Africa in 2021 and its imports from the country were worth about 8 billion pounds, according to British data. Britain is South Africa’s fourth-biggest export market.

($1 = 0.8961 pounds)

(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Nick Macfie)


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