In a bid to strengthen trade relations between the two countries, South Africa and Ethiopia on Monday signed a waiver on visa requirements for holders of diplomatic or official passports..
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali signed the agreement in Pretoria.
“There was also agreement to strengthen cooperation in the area of mining, deep mining and mineral beneficiation, to strengthen agricultural cooperation to enhance food security and to work towards addressing skills development through the exchange of best practices, among others,” according to a joint communique.
Prime Minister Ali was in South Africa on a two-day state visit. - Bjorn Vorster