Africa

Travails and tribulations of Ukraine’s ‘Africa Strategy’ — opinion

Between aid to non-state actors and opening new embassies, Ukraine’s operations in Africa have not been free of drama, yet its influence in the region continues to grow.

14 March 2025, 12:46 AM

EU dominates Ukraine's agro-food import surge

Ukraine recorded a 9.7% year-on-year increase in imports of agro-food products in 2024, reaching a value of $7.82 billion, the National Research Center of the Institute of Agrarian Economics reported on Feb. 4, citing data from the State Customs Service.

4 February 2025, 01:33 PM

Ukraine calls out African MPs for supporting Russian propaganda in occupied Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the visit of a Pan-African Parliament (PAP) delegation to the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast, the agency's official statement said, published on Dec. 16.

17 December 2024, 07:56 AM

Impact of Assad regime’s collapse and Russia's possible withdrawal from Syria – ISW

The swift collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria—a regime Moscow has supported since 2015—marks a strategic political defeat for Russia and creates a new crisis as the Kremlin struggles to maintain its strategic military presence in the country.

9 December 2024, 11:20 AM

Botswana and Angola reshape diamond market to sideline Russia

Botswana and Angola have aligned with the G7's initiative to eliminate Russia's presence in the global diamond market, marking a significant step in enforcing sanctions introduced after the war outbreak, Politico reported on Dec. 2.

4 December 2024, 03:18 PM

Russian military capabilities stretched thin across global conflicts, says U.S. general

Recent events in the Middle East and Africa have shown that the Russian army has been weakened by a series of challenges on several continents at once, particularly those that threaten its naval capabilities, former U.S. Army Commander in Europe Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling told CNN on Dec. 4.

4 December 2024, 09:42 AM

Ukraine slams ECOWAS official for echoing Russian ‘genocide in Donbas’ narrative

Kyiv is outraged with an accusation of "genocide in Donbas” by Abdul Fatau Musah, the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in its statement on Nov. 13.

13 November 2024, 11:36 AM

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Sybiha travels to Angola to strengthen ties

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha arrived in Angola on Oct. 24 for an official visit, marking the first time a Ukrainian foreign minister has visited the African country, the diplomat announced on his X page.

25 October 2024, 11:22 AM

Russia continues recruiting foreign mercenaries to fight in Ukraine

Citizens of African and Middle Eastern countries, recruited by Moscow to fight in Ukraine, are frequently captured by Ukrainian troops on the battlefield, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 11:34 PM

Kremlin pulls mercenaries from Africa to bolster defenses in Kursk Oblast

The Russian private military company (PMC) Medvedi (Bears), affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry (MoD), is reportedly being redeployed from the African country of Burkina Faso to Russia’s Kursk Oblast to counter the Ukrainian incursion, the French newspaper LeMonde wrote on Aug. 29.

30 August 2024, 01:01 PM

Republic of Niger severes diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Africa's Niger has announced the cut of the diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of "supporting terrorist groups", Al Arabiya reported on August 7.

7 August 2024, 10:17 AM

Erdoğan proposes grain corridor through Turkey to Putin amid EU tensions

Ankara has proposed to Moscow the establishment of a grain corridor to African countries via Turkey as an alternative to shipments to the West, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said upon his return from the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, CNN Türk reported on July 5.

5 July 2024, 06:59 PM

Zambia joins the communiqué of the Global Peace Summit - Zelenskyy

Zambia joined the communiqué following Global Peace Summit held on June 15-16 in Switzerland, Ukrainian President wrote on X on June 20.

20 June 2024, 02:13 PM

Russia steps up recruiting Africans to fight in Ukraine — British Intelligence

Russia stepped up on recruitment of Africans for the war against Ukraine to avoid mobilization within Russia, stated report by UK Ministry of Defense on X on June 10.

10 June 2024, 03:01 PM

Global Peace Summit: Zelenskyy welcomes Angolan leader to Switzerland

During a phone conversation on May 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended an invitation to Angolan President João Lourenço to participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, as well as a visit to Ukraine.

21 May 2024, 05:29 PM

Ukraine opens embassy in Botswana

Ukraine's embassy Botswana is now officially operational, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced on April 17.

18 April 2024, 01:10 AM

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