{"id":89,"date":"2024-01-15T19:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/addisababa\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:07:01","slug":"the-embassy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/the-embassy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89\" class=\"elementor elementor-89\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb4a85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bb4a85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6de15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e6de15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a41d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08a41d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Amb-Losi-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Amb-Losi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Amb-Losi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Amb-Losi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Amb-Losi-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Nonceba Losi<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72429d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d72429d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3647735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3647735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Embassy represents the Republic of South Africa to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; the Republic of Djibouti as well as the Permanent Mission to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).<\/p><p>The South African Embassy was opened in Addis Ababa in August 1994 establishing formal diplomatic relations between South Africa and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia as well as accreditation to the African Union [then known as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)]. The first South African Ambassador presented his credentials to the Ethiopian President on 8 February 1995, and OAU Secretary General, Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, on 13 March 1995. South Africa and the Republic of Djibouti also established diplomatic relations in 1994 and appointed the first non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Djibouti who presented his credentials to President Hassan Gouled Aptidon on 1 December 1997.<\/p><p>The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa aims to strengthen political, economic and social relations through structured bilateral agreements and high\u2010level engagements to advance South Africa\u2019s national priorities, the African Agenda and South\u2010South cooperation. Additionally, South Africa\u2019s foreign policy focuses on building unity, inclusive economic development and shared prosperity for the African continent and its people through its participation in multilateral structures.<\/p><p>H.E. Ambassador Nonceba Losi is the current Head of Mission and Permanent Representative. 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