Who is attending? List of heads of states being hosted by South Korean President
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is hosting 25 heads of state and government from Africa for a summit in Seoul, as he seeks to get a bite of the continent that has lately attracted a craze of attention for its market and raw materials.
Overall, 48 of Africa’s 54 states are represented in Seoul to listen to what the Summit hosts promised to discuss “the future we make together.”
The following heads of state or government are attending:
- William Ruto-Kenya President
- Samia Suluhu Hassan-Tanzania President
- Paul Kagame-Rwanda President
- Nana Akufo Addo- Ghana President
- Mohamed Ould Ghazouani-Mauritania President
- Abiy Ahmed-Ethiopian Prime Minister
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema- Equatorial Guinea President
- Faure Gnassingbe- Togo President
- Filipe Nyusi- Mozambique President
- Alassane Ouattara- Ivory Coast President
- Emmerson Mnangagwa-Zimbabwe President
- Eric Masisi-Botswana President
- Julius Maada Bio-Sierra Leone President
- Joseph Boakai- Liberia President
- Umaru Sissoco Embalo- Guinea Bissau President
- Faustin-Archange Touadera-Central Africa Republic President
- Isaias Afwerki- Eritrea President
- Andry Rajoelina-Madagascar President
- Wavel Ramnakawan- Seychelles President
- Prithvirajsing Roopun- Mauritius President
- Samuel Ntsoloane Matekane-Lesotho Prime Minister
- Moussa Faki Mahamat-Chairperson of the African Union Commission