France in South Africa

Given the circulation of a new Covid-19 variant, direct flights from South Africa to France will be suspended as of November 26, 2021 at 11:59 p.m until the 1st of December at 00:00 a.m.
You can contact your airline to reschedule your flight. The Embassy and Consulates will keep you informed of developments in the situation, and are at your disposal in the event of (...)

On Thursday, 18 Nov. 2021, Ambassador of France to South Africa, H.E. Mr. Aurélien Lechevallier, will bestow on former Justice Albie Sachs, the distinction of Officier de la Légion d’honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour) on behalf of the French President at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg.

France has noted with sadness the passing of Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk.

The launching seminar of the French language project in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, as part of the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects (FSPI), took place in Besançon, France last month.

The governments of South Africa, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, along with the European Union, have today announced a new ambitious, long-term Just Energy Transition Partnership to support South Africa’s decarbonisation efforts.