France in South Africa and in Lesotho

The French community was invited to take part in the celebrations of the centenary of the end of World War I.

AfricArena, the first exhibition dedicated to African start-ups, is coming back for it second edition the 15 and 16 November after the success of the first one last year, in partnership with the French Tech and Silicon Tech.

Invited by the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, the Ambassador of France H.E. Christophe Farnaud took part in the inauguration of the new train manufacturing plant of Gibela, in Gauteng, on the 25 October 2018.

AFD kicks off the third edition of its Digital Challenge, a competition for startups and digital innovators to promote the economic, social, cultural and political inclusion of women in Africa.

On 4 October 2018, the French-South African Business Forum “The New Dawn!” was held at the Hyatt Regency Rosebank hotel, in Johannesburg.