Franco-Africa Summit
12 February 2007
Cape Town: South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on
Tuesday, 13 February 2007 depart for Cannes, France where she will represent
President Thabo Mbeki at the Franco-Africa Summit scheduled for Thursday, 15
February 2007.
Minister Dlamini Zuma will lead the South African delegation to this Summit
within the context of South Africa's priority to promote the developmental
agenda of the South through the consolidation of North-South relations.
The Summit will be held under the banner, "Africa and Global Stability," and
intends to highlight the need to include Africa in global issues as well as its
current dynamism, its successes and its projects for the future.
The overall theme will be divided into three sub-themes, which will be the
focus of discussions in three workshops, namely:
* raw materials in Africa
* Africa's position and influence in the World
* Africa and the Information Society.
Discussions are expected to focus on:
* how Africa responds to the exploitation of its raw materials
* the position of the continent in international organisations
* the position in South-South Dialogue
* how does the rest of the world perceive Africa
* what image of themselves would Africans like to project
* how can we do away with the most common cliches
* in what ways can we express national opposition.
Minister Dlamini Zuma is expected to return to South Africa on Saturday, 17
February 2007.
For further information, please contact:
Ronnie Mamoepa
Cell: 082 990 4853
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
12 February 2007
