Kiir on 2 August, 2023 received invitation from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman

President Salva Kiir is in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh to attend the first ever Saudi-African leaders’ summit due tomorrow.

“This morning (Thursday) his excellency president Salva Kiir travelled to Riyadh Saudi Arabia and he will be joined by other African Heads of state for the Saudi-African summit which will take place tomorrow (Friday) in Riyadh Saudi Arabia,” said the Presidential Press Secretary Lily Adheiu.

The head of state left Juba this afternoon with a number of accompanying cabinet ministers and other government officials

The summit called by King Salman bin Abdulaziz aims at strengthening political, economic and social cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the African continent.

The summit will identify projects and frameworks for improving bilateral and multilateral ties between Saudi and African countries.

“The summit fixed  to identify the fields of cooperation, build common vision through knowledge sharing and experience while identifying projects and frame work for improving bilateral and multilateral ties between Saudi and African Countries,” Lilly added.

It seeks to supporting joint action, enhancing political coordination and facilitating economic transformation through research and the local development of new energy solutions.

On Monday Kiir and El Sisi met at El-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo Egyptian President Abdel Fattah regarding peace mediation on the Sudanese crisis.