Belgium's Queen Mathilde during their State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Belgium's Queen Mathilde, King Philippe, South African Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photograph during the Belgian Royal couple's State Visit, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Belgium's King Philippe inspects the guard of honour during the Royal couple's State Visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Belgium's King Philippe inspects the guard of honour during the Royal couple's State Visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Belgium's King Philippe inspects the guard of honour during the Royal couple's State Visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Belgium's King Philippe and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photograph during the Belgian Royal couple's State Visit, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presents Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan with the Order of South Africa during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa address a joint news conference during a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa talks to Tanzania's President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Tanzania's President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honour during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa walks with Tanzania's President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa talks to Tanzania's President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa talks to Tanzania's President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan during her State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the commission’s headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (not pictured) at the commission’s headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/Pool 

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) at the commission’s headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the commission’s headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/Pool 

Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) march during a strike over wage disputes, at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus outside Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 

A Member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) keeps watch as members of National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) wait for colleagues during a strike over wage disputes, at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus outside Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) keep watch as members of National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) march during a strike over wage disputes, at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus outside Johannesburg, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

A member of South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) places a placard outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

A member of South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) holds a placard outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

Members of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) sing and hold placards outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

A member of the South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) holds a placard outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A member of South African public sector union, National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) stands outside the Home Affairs office during a protest over wage disputes and other work issues in Cape Town, South Africa, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, listens during a discussion with Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Daniel Berkove, a senior advisor at S&P Global, Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, and Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, discuss Africa's energy transition during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, listens during a discussion with Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, listens during a discussion with Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, smiles during a discussion with Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, speaks during a discussion with Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Jose Barroso, Angola's Secretary of State for Oil and Gas, listens during a discussion alongside Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare 

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa address a joint news conference during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa address a joint news conference during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks up to the sun during a joint news conference with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni stands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects the guard of honour during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects the guard of honour during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni stands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius 

Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security for the African Union Commission, speaks during a news conference at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security for the African Union Commission, speaks during a news conference at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, arrives at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, arrives at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Kenyan President William Ruto leaves a meeting hall during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry arrives at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Azali Assoumani President of the Union of Comoros and the incoming African Union Chairperson arrives for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Senegalese President Macky Sall, arrives for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema arrives to attend the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri