Bangladesh–South Africa relations refer to the bilateral relations betweenBangladesh andSouth Africa. Bangladesh has a High Commission inPretoria. The South African High Commission inColombo is accredited to Bangladesh.[2] Both countries are members of theCommonwealth of Nations.
Bangladesh banned its citizens from going to South Africa before the end ofapartheid.[3] Bangladesh established ties with South Africa after the election ofNelson Mandela and the end of apartheid. The Minister of foreign affairs of Bangladesh attended the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as thePresident of South Africa. On 10 September 1994 the two nations established formal diplomatic ties. Bangladesh High Commission was opened on 27 February 1995 inPretoria, South Africa.[4] As of 2015, South Africa,Kenya,Mauritius andSudan were the onlySub-Saharan African countries that had Bangladeshi diplomatic missions.[5]
There has not been much imbalance in the value of bilateral exports. In 2014, South African exports to Bangladesh were worth 852 millionrand. Bangladesh exports to South Africa were worth 745 million rand.[6]
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