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An African plan to end the war in Ukraine… and the flexibility of Putin and Zelenskyy

May 16, 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy had agreed to receive a delegation of African leaders to discuss a draft peace plan to resolve the conflict.

He added during a brief press briefing with the Prime Minister of Singapore: “My discussions with the two leaders have shown their willingness to receive African leaders and have a discussion on ways to end this conflict. .

“The chances of success of this will depend on the discussions that take place,” Ramaphosa said, adding that “predicting the outcome is difficult.”

He explained that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had been briefed on the initiative, which “is supported by a number of African presidents, including the presidents of Senegal, Uganda and Egypt. “.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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