Ambassador Lindiwe Maseko speaks to Ubuntu Radio on South Africa-Colombia Relations incl CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon. Thandi Moraka is leading the South Africa delegation to the inaugural CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum from the 18-20 March 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)-Africa High-Level Forum is aimed at strengthening political, economic, and cultural ties between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the African continent. The CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum, reiterating their country's commitment to strengthening bi-regional ties, convening the presence of regional leaders for a substantive dialogue and Plan of Action to further develop cooperation and strategic alliances within regions. Trade and Tourism, Culture, Cooperation among developing countries, Global Peace, Environmental Justice, and Reparations are among the topics in this strategic inter-regional dialogue. This is a milestone in consolidating a process to build a solid to South-to-South inter-regional community.