WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine can rest only once it has expelled Russia, Zelensky tells African journalists 6 min 24 By Peter Fabricius
DIPLOMATIC RAPPROCHEMENT Foreign ministers of Ukraine and SA hit it off in Pretoria 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
DIPLOMATIC MANOEUVRING Ahead of crucial Agoa Forum, Pretoria again treads a fine line with its stance on Israel, Palestine, Gaza 7 min 9 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS How feasible is South Africa’s offer to mediate in the war between Israel and Hamas? 6 min 33 By Peter Fabricius
COMRADELY SUPPORT Ramaphosa and other African leaders back Putin’s reasons for pulling out of Black Sea Grain Initiative 3 min 42 By Peter Fabricius
WAR IN EUROPE African leaders press Putin on grain deal and peace plan for Ukraine 2 min 0 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED Russia-Africa Summit must prioritise needs of continent while pushing for greater negotiating power 4 min 1 By Priyal Singh and Denys Reva
ISS TODAY OP-ED African Peace Mission seemed to have little impact on Russia, Ukraine conflict resolution 2 min 1 By Priyal Singh and Denys Reva
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Mission to Ukraine, Russia ‘successful’, chimes Minister in the Presidency while chiding ‘negative’ SA media 3 min 33 By Victoria O’Regan
REFLECTION What it felt like to be grounded in Poland on Ramaphosa’s African peace mission 7 min 50 By Queenin Masuabi
LIVE CHAT Ask us anything... about the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia 1 min 0 By Daily Maverick
REFLECTION Response to grounding of African Peace Mission plane reveals very selective outrage 6 min 118 By Rebecca Davis
ANALYSIS With friends like these — Ramaphosa likely to face intense scrutiny after chaotic ‘peace mission’ 5 min 40 By Stephen Grootes
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 JUNE 2023 Kyiv’s troops make small advances; Putin rebuffs African leaders’ peace initiative 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Mission impossible? SAA plane remains grounded following initial premature Polish clearance for take-off 5 min 35 By Queenin Masuabi
AFRICAN PEACE MISSION Zelensky rejects any proposal for a ‘frozen conflict’ 6 min 51 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 JUNE 2023 Kyiv reports counteroffensive ‘partial success’; Belarus hints at already receiving Russian nuclear bombs 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Ukrainian foreign minister welcomes African peace initiative — and spells out two immutable principles 2 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Russia-Ukraine conflict ‘far from being ripe for mediation’ as African delegation heads to Europe, say experts 4 min 11 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi