Johannesburg - Twenty-six heads of state and government, their representatives, and royalty have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu.
Below is a list of those attending:
- Malawi President Joyce Banda
- Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
- St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Everard Gonsalves
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn
- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
- Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott
- Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Shariatmadari
- Nicaraguan Vice-President Omar Hallesleven Acevedo
- Lesotho's King Letsie III
- The UK's Prince Charles
- Former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
- Former French prime minister Lionel Jospin
- Former French prime minister Alain Juppe
- Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda
- Former Nigerian vice-president Abubakar Atiku
- Malawian Foreign Minister Ephraim Mganda Chiume
- Lesotho Foreign Minister Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa
- Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard K Membe
- Zambian Foreign Minister Wilbur Simuusa
- Reverend Jessie Jackson
- Former Tanzanian First Lady Maria Nyerere
- Tanzania's CCM representative Vicky N Swai
- Ethiopian State Minister Surafiel Mhreteab Abed
- Ethiopian State Minister Getachew Reda Kahsay
- African Union Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
- Head of the European Union in South Africa Roeland van der Geer. - Sapa