President Cyril Ramaphosa and six other African heads of state are going on a peace mission in a bid to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Over the weekend, during separate telephone calls, Ramaphosa presented an African leaders peace mission to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ramaphosa made this announcement at a press briefing on the official visit by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday.
“Principal to our discussions are efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in Ukraine, its cost in human lives and impact on the African continent”.
“In this regard, I presented the initiative on behalf of African Heads of State, from Zambia, Senegal, Congo, Uganda, Egypt and South Africa,” Ramaphosa said.
The two leaders agreed to receive the mission and the African Heads of State, in both Moscow and Kyiv.