Riyaz Patel
President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to Biarritz, France, where he urged the world’s most advanced economies to partner with Africa in exploring opportunities presented by free trade and the digital economy.
Ramaphosa was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to participate in the 2019 G7 Summit which was dedicated to addressing inequalities in its various forms in global society.
The Summit was structured into three tracks: G7 and Africa Partnership (South Africa, Rwanda, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Senegal and the Chair of the African Union Commission), G7 and four Biarritz Partners (South Africa, India, Australia and Chile), and the G7 and all partners.
The two-day working visit saw resident Ramaphosa addressing various Summit forums and participated in a working lunch that brought together African Union Chair President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, along with the presidents Rwanda, Senegal and Burkina Faso.
The President also held bilateral
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