Congolese - South African relations

Congo	South Africa

Republic of the Congo – South Africa relations refers to thehistorical relationship between theRepublic of the Congo (Brazzaville) and theRepublic of South Africa.

The Republic of the Congo was active in opposingapartheid South Africa. In November 1981, the thenPeople's Republic of the Congo hosted a conference entitled "Apartheid and health", which discussed the health implications of racial discrimination and social inequality.^[1]

In December 1988, representatives ofAngola,Cuba andSouth Africa signed theBrazzaville Protocol which mandated the withdrawal ofCuban troops from Angola, paving the way forNamibia's independence through theNew York Accords.

In October 2005, a group of South African business leaders visited the Republic of the Congo.^[2]

In November 2005, South African PresidentThabo Mbeki led a delegation of South African politicians and businesspeople to Brazzaville in order to boost bilateral relations. The group included MinistersMandisi Mpahlwa,Jeff Radebe andPallo Jordan and Deputy MinisterSue van der Merwe. Mbeki met with Republic of the Congo PresidentDenis Sassou Nguesso on the trip. Mbeki also addressed a joint session of theParliament of the Republic of the Congo.^[2]

In October 2009, the Congolese government signed an agreement to lease 200,000 hectares of land to South African farmers. Most of the land leased to South Africans came from farms which were previously operated by the Congolese government but fell into disuse. The food produced at the farms will mostly be for the domestic market of the Republic of the Congo.^[3]

• Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo
• Foreign relations of South Africa

• Republic of the Congo–South Africa relations
• Bilateral relations of the Republic of the Congo
• Bilateral relations of South Africa

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