Sub-Saharan Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore - Sub-Saharan Africa

Overview

Singapore enjoys good relations with many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our interactions are sustained through regular bilateral visits and meetings at international fora, as well as through the biennial Singapore-Sub-Saharan Africa High-Level Ministerial Exchange Visit organised by MFA.

Economic relations between Singapore and African countries are growing. To facilitate growing business interest, Enterprise Singapore officially launched its first Overseas Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa in January 2013, its first office in Sub-Saharan Africa. A second office was opened in Accra, Ghana in July 2013, and a third in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2018.

Singapore also regularly shares its developmental experience with interested African countries through training programmes under the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) and study visits.

Recent Highlights

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  • Special Envoys appointed by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari and Muhammadu Indimi made a working visit to Singapore in February.
  • Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited Kenya to attend the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival in July.
  • Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta made a working visit to Singapore in September to speak at the Singapore Summit.
  • Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam made an official visit to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and Accra, Ghana in November.

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