BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP DOSSIER
Qatar and South Africa maintain relations focused on trade and investment; energy; aviation; multilateral cooperation. Only claims tied to traceable evidence are stated as current facts.
The published database classification is not an assessment of the entire relationship. Unclassified does not mean absent or inactive diplomatic relations.
EDITORIAL COVERAGE
Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written invitation from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to participate in the G20 summit scheduled for Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met Zane Dangor, director-general of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation, during the Doha Forum on 6 December 2025.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi met South African presidential envoy Mcebisi Jonas and International Relations Director-General Zane Dangor in Doha on 20 August 2025.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a telephone call from South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola on 11 March 2026. The discussion addressed regional military escalation and its consequences for security and stability.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met South Africa's ambassador to Doha, Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, on 24 June 2026, according to the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleDoha, October 28 (QNA) - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received Wednesday a phone call from HE President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
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CONNECTED DIPLOMATIC RECORDS
