Mr Ramaphosa has agreed to investigate the claim but says there is no concrete evidence to support the allegations. This follows the diplomatic row that erupted last week when the US ambassador to South Africa accused the country of secretly providing arms and ammunition to Russia. The South African leader has reiterated that South Africa will not take sides over the war in Ukraine. Mr Ramphosa's comments, made in Cape Town during a visit by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, come as senior South African military officers are visiting Russia. "The two leaders agreed to receive the mission and the African heads of state, in both Moscow and Kyiv," the South Africa leader said, adding that the UN chief had been briefed and welcomed the African initiative. It is not clear whether he was referring to Congo-Brazzaville or the Democratic Republic of Congo. With lively debates and discussions on the big talking points of the day, reports from the BBC’s network of correspondents around the world, and behind the scenes from the World’s Newsroom in London, Global explains how the day’s global news affects you. "I presented the initiative on behalf of African heads of state from Zambia, Senegal, Congo, Uganda, Egypt and South Africa." "Principal to our discussions are efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in the Ukraine, its cost in human lives and impact on the African continent," Mr Ramaphosa said. Six African leaders are to travel to Russia and Ukraine in a bid to find an end to the conflict, South Africa's president has announced.Ĭyril Ramaphosa said he had held separate phone calls over the weekend with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts.īoth Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to the plan, he said. Reuters Copyright: Reuters Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement at a briefing in Cape Town during a visit by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Image caption: Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement at a briefing in Cape Town during a visit by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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