Junior minister Zacharopoulou to visit Maputo, Lusaka and Lilongwe
France's Minister of State for Development, the Francophonie and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou will be touring Southern Africa in mid-December.
The South African leader was not informed in advance of the call made by his foreign minister to a Hamas representative on 17 October, causing a diplomatic storm that the president's office is trying to dispel.
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