President Zelensky is in South Africa today – his first visit to Africa since becoming president in 2019, aside from a brief stopover in Cape Verde in 2023.
He is set to meet President Cyril Ramaphosa as well as political, civil and student representatives of African countries.
“It is crucial to bring a just peace closer. We are working to ensure that the G20 countries are actively engaged in diplomatic efforts,” Zelensky said in a post on X.
Zelensky will be officially welcomed by Ramaphosa at 11:00 local time (10:00 BST) with a press conference given by the two leaders at 13:15 (12:15 BST).
You’ll be able to follow the news conference on this page – and we’ll have analysis from our correspondent Mayeni Jones in Pretoria next.
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