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Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, left, and his South Africa counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa code the media aft their gathering successful Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021. Kenyatta is successful South Africa connected a authorities sojourn to sermon governmental and economical issues. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

PRETORIA – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa person called for accrued practice to bring bid to conflict-ridden regions successful Africa, astatine the commencement of the Kenyan leader's two-day authorities sojourn to South Africa.

Meeting successful Pretoria Tuesday, the 2 leaders discussed the “grave concern successful Ethiopia” and agreed that determination is an urgent request for each parties to perpetrate to an immediate, indefinite and negotiated cease-fire, Ramaphosa said.

They besides condemned caller weaponry attacks successful the Ugandan superior of Kampala.

The 2 leaders discussed the occupation of Islamic extremist unit successful South Africa's neighbor, Mozambique, and successful different countries crossed Africa.

“Terrorism is not a combat that tin beryllium fought by immoderate 1 country," said Kenyatta, referring to al-Shabab successful Somalia, Boko Haram successful Nigeria and the respective Islamic State groups operating successful Africa.

“We indispensable ever admit that contempt them having antithetic names, they are each collectively moving together. Therefore we arsenic governments request to enactment together," said Kenyatta.

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While successful South Africa Kenyatta is to sojourn the Aspen Pharmacare mill successful Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) connected Wednesday to spot the accumulation of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines there. The installation is assembling the J&J vaccines and tin nutrient astir 220 cardinal doses of the J&J vaccines per year, galore of which are being exported passim Africa.

Kenya is 1 of South Africa’s largest trading partners successful Africa extracurricular the 15-nation Southern African Development Community.

South Africa exported astir $500 cardinal worthy of goods to Kenya successful 2020, compared to imports of astir $22 million, according to authoritative statistics. More than 60 South African companies are operating successful Kenya.

The 2 leaders said they would similar to spot commercialized betwixt South Africa and Kenya being much balanced.

“We would similar to spot commercialized betwixt South Africa and Kenya moving toward the absorption of being much balanced due to the fact that it is horribly imbalanced astatine the moment. I would similar to spot Kenya’s commercialized with South Africa astir quadrupling due to the fact that it is astatine a precise debased level astatine the moment,” said Ramaphosa.

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