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On 14 November Minister-president Geert Bourgeois had a meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa. President Ramaphosa was in Brussels for a working visit to the European Union, and for the EU-South-Africa Summit on 15 November.

On November 8, the General Representation organized the "Flanders Remembers" concert for the fifteenth time.

On 31 October, the General Representation of the Government of Flanders in the Netherlands launched a new call for the 16th edition of the Flemish-Dutch scholarship (VNJB).

The end of World War I was impressively commemorated in Flanders. On the initiative of the Government of Flanders, several parties worked together on a three-day programme with an universal message of peace.

Together with the Dutch ambassador in Hungary, René van Hell, General Representative David Maenaut opened the workshop "Migration, literature and identity" at the ELTE University in Budapest on 8 November.

On 26 October, the Government of Flanders approved the grant of 2 million euros to PROSAUDE, the joint fund for the health sector in Mozambique.

On 9 November, the Government of Flanders approved a 1 million euro grant to Red Cross Flanders for a follow-up on the regional first aid initiative in southern Africa.

On 5 November, the Government of Flanders headed to Middelburg, the Netherlands for the fourth biennial Flemish-Dutch summit. Innovation and infrastructure dominated the bilateral talks during the conference.

On 22 October, Minister of Culture, Sven Gatz, welcomed seven international guests for the latest edition of the Flanders Inspires International Visitors Programme.