Ukraine president, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky, addressed the African Union on Monday. Out of 55 invited heads of state only four (4) attended the virtual session.


On Monday, 20 June, the Ukrainian head of state addressed the pan-African organisation during a virtual meeting in which only four heads of state from the continent took part.

Nearly four months after the start of the Russian intervention in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the African Union (AU) by video conference on 20 June.
The early afternoon virtual meeting took place behind closed doors and was led by Senegal’s Macky Sall, current AU chair, in the presence of Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission.


Africa’s support

According to an internal source, all the heads of state of the continent were invited but, aside from Macky Sall, only three of them participated from their respective presidential offices: Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, Mohammed el-Menfi, President of the Libyan Council, and Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo.
The other African heads of state were attending a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), which is preparing the AU heads of state and government summit scheduled for 17 July in Lusaka, Zambia.

In his speech, which was not made public, Zelenskyy denounced the Russian aggression, asking for the support of the African continent in the face of this attack on his country’s sovereignty. He also expressed his willingness to strengthen ties with Africa once the war is over.

After speaking before the European Parliament in March and the UN Security Council in April, Zelenskyy talked to the Senegalese president by telephone. It was on this occasion that he asked Sall if he could address the AU heads of state conference.

Resisting Russian blackmail

Within the AU, Zelenskyy’s wish was met with reluctance by several member states, foremost among them South Africa. Between abstention or even support for Moscow, some twenty African countries, including Rwanda, Mali and Kenya, refused to condemn the Russian aggression during a vote at the United Nations, preferring to remain neutral.
Moreover, on 3 June, Macky Sall made a high-profile trip to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. He pleaded the cause of Africa, threatened by an unprecedented food crisis. The continent is facing soaring prices for basic foodstuffs caused by rising oil prices in addition to difficulties in supplying agricultural inputs and certain cereal products, particularly wheat. Thirty percent of this grain consumed on the continent comes from Russia and Ukraine.

On this point, the Ukrainian president was reassuring, urging the African leaders not to give in to blackmail over the wheat shortage. He also announced that land transit routes were being considered for wheat exports.

For his part, Macky Sall called for a de-escalation of the conflict. “Africa remains committed to respecting the rules of international law, the peaceful resolution of conflicts and the freedom of trade,” he tweeted.

Source : https://www.theafricareport.com/215651/war-in-ukraine-behind-closed-doors-with-zelenskyy-and-the-african-union/

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Zelensky address African leaders, Africa don suffer

tamdun:
Zelensky address African leaders, Africa don suffer

Just imagine, we're supposed to be bigger than this...

We're tired of hearing his noise... You cannot support people that killed Sankara, Lumumba, Gaddafi, people hell bent on destroying us economically, culturally and expect us to pity you.

Nonsense!

Africa leaders that attended are fools because where is the so called AU when France and Nato bombardment Libya.
AU chairperson that allow Ukraine president to address the AU leaders is a fool

I thought Europeans said Ukraine are winning,then what supports does he want from Africa again?, am confused here

Bentizil:

Just imagine, we're supposed to be bigger than this...

Ukraine was among the countries that sent soldiers to bombard Iraq, now its their turn, they should enjoy

Bentizil:
We're tired of hearing his noise... You cannot support people that killed Sankara, Lumumba, Gaddafi, people hell bent on destroying us economically, culturally and expect us to pity you.

Nonsense!

. Exactly.

LordCenturion:
I thought Europeans said Ukraine are winning,then what supports does he want from Africa again?, am confused here

Yes oooh
They are winning ooooh so bad that Pro Ukraine accounts are now uploading Russia military gain

LordCenturion:
I thought Europeans said Ukraine are winning,then what supports does he want from Africa again?, am confused here

Yes, Russians won In just 4 days. Oh I forget war is now 4 months

joyandfaith:


Yes, Russians won In just 4 days. Oh I forget war is now 4 months

Did Russia tell you they'll finish the special operation in 4 days?? It's going as planned..

joyandfaith:


Yes, Russians won In just 4 days. Oh I forget war is now 4 months

Did Russia tell you they will win in 4 days

Is 4 day even possible

ken6488:
Did Russia tell you they will win in 4 days

Is 4 day even possible

Actually it was 72 hours. Some of you even boasted about it.

GodSaklek:

My mother was 19 years old when you had sex wth her.... shi'ere paedophile molester,count ursef lucky,u ar stil complaining abt the way i type?,inferiority complex.
I can type d way i want,the fact that u can undastand wat i writes,english is nothng to me,atleast english people cant write or speak my language,its only in nigeria u wil see a slave like u wanted to kil themsef cuz of ordinary english,travel outside of that ur shithole to hav more xposure,SA dnt giv a fuk abt english,a country where all their languages are official,i value my culture & language over foreign

Confused being bringing family issue to public forum

GodSaklek:
Ukraine president, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky, addressed the African Union on Monday. Out of 55 invited heads of state only four (4) attended the virtual session.


On Monday, 20 June, the Ukrainian head of state addressed the pan-African organisation during a virtual meeting in which only four heads of state from the continent took part.

Nearly four months after the start of the Russian intervention in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the African Union (AU) by video conference on 20 June.
The early afternoon virtual meeting took place behind closed doors and was led by Senegal’s Macky Sall, current AU chair, in the presence of Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission.


Africa’s support

According to an internal source, all the heads of state of the continent were invited but, aside from Macky Sall, only three of them participated from their respective presidential offices: Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, Mohammed el-Menfi, President of the Libyan Council, and Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo.
The other African heads of state were attending a meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), which is preparing the AU heads of state and government summit scheduled for 17 July in Lusaka, Zambia.

In his speech, which was not made public, Zelenskyy denounced the Russian aggression, asking for the support of the African continent in the face of this attack on his country’s sovereignty. He also expressed his willingness to strengthen ties with Africa once the war is over.

After speaking before the European Parliament in March and the UN Security Council in April, Zelenskyy talked to the Senegalese president by telephone. It was on this occasion that he asked Sall if he could address the AU heads of state conference.

Resisting Russian blackmail

Within the AU, Zelenskyy’s wish was met with reluctance by several member states, foremost among them South Africa. Between abstention or even support for Moscow, some twenty African countries, including Rwanda, Mali and Kenya, refused to condemn the Russian aggression during a vote at the United Nations, preferring to remain neutral.
Moreover, on 3 June, Macky Sall made a high-profile trip to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. He pleaded the cause of Africa, threatened by an unprecedented food crisis. The continent is facing soaring prices for basic foodstuffs caused by rising oil prices in addition to difficulties in supplying agricultural inputs and certain cereal products, particularly wheat. Thirty percent of this grain consumed on the continent comes from Russia and Ukraine.

On this point, the Ukrainian president was reassuring, urging the African leaders not to give in to blackmail over the wheat shortage. He also announced that land transit routes were being considered for wheat exports.

For his part, Macky Sall called for a de-escalation of the conflict. “Africa remains committed to respecting the rules of international law, the peaceful resolution of conflicts and the freedom of trade,” he tweeted.

Source : https://www.theafricareport.com/215651/war-in-ukraine-behind-closed-doors-with-zelenskyy-and-the-african-union/

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