President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in a number of plenary sessions at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development TICAD in Japan.
The Summit takes place at a time of unprecedented threats to global peace and security, ongoing conflicts in some regions of the world, and disruption to global trade.
In a statement, the South African presidency says rising fuel, food, and energy prices have severely impacted developing countries. It says the debt and liquidity crisis on the African continent is worsening the challenging socio-economic environment.