There was hearty applause in the conference hall of the Kigali Convention Centre as President Ramaphosa stepped up to sign the Kigali Declaration on behalf of SA.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, soon after he arrived in Kigali for an extraordinary summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Chinese ambassador to the AU Kuang Weilin has called a report in on this issue 'sensational'.

The AU wants to streamline its structures and get African countries to fund more of the body’s costs themselves.

Jacob Zuma is said to be planning a big bash at one of the top hotels in the city and word is that it is meant to be his official farewell dinner.

In the concluding session, the team was asked why the government has left consultation with the ICC until the day before al-Bashir arrival.

The government is appearing before the court to explain why it did not arrest Omar al-Bashir when he attended the African Union summit in Johannesburg in 2015.

A South African delegation is appearing before the International Criminal Court to give oral submissions on why it did not arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Heads of state made the decision at the recent African Union summit in an effort to send a 'political message' to the ICC.

Mahamat will replace South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma who was elected to the post in 2012.

Carien du Plessis says the group of three premiers seems keen to demonstrate their loyalty to Jacob Zuma.