Djibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA

Date: 7 Apr 1992
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Djibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA

Following a visit to Nigeria by the state president, F.W. de Klerk, and his foreign minister Roelof "Pik" Botha a number of other African countries announced their willingness to improve their diplomatic relations with South Africa. Djibouti lifted all trade and travel restrictions it had imposed on South Africa, whilst Cote d'Ivore announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations, making it the second African country after Malawi to exchange ambassadors.

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01Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest for April, p. 38851.
02GCIS, International Relations - South Africa - Yearbook 2010/11, from Department: Government Communication and Information System RSA, [online], Available at www.gcis.gov.za [Accessed: 03 April 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Djibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013020

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"Djibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013020. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Djibouti and Cote d’ Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013020.