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it comes after the same group —— led by south africa's cyril ramaphosa —— met with ukraine's presidenta in harare and mayenijones in kyiv. well, president zelensky held a presser with those seven representatives of african countries yesterday, immediately after their meeting. and he said that he couldn't stop them from going to russia but he really felt that, at this moment, diplomatic overtures towards russia were not what was needed. instead, they should freeze russia out diplomatically. the reason he was advocating for that approach — he said it would send a clear message to mr putin's people, to the russian people that the reason they were being isolated globally is because of his actions here in ukraine. mr zelenskyi said that he appreciated these leaders coming over to see him but that he wouldn't negotiate with russia until it let go of any territories it seized in ukraine. and shingai, in terms of the impact of the war on global food prices, of course populations in africa have been particularly affected. so there is this urgent need for peace from their perspective as well. bu

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a delegation of african leaders led by south africa's cyril ramaphosa are in russia holding talks with putin in st petersburg. we can see president putin they're addressing the group around a lie old —— a large table. he welcomes their stance on the conflict in ukraine. 0bviously africa has remained neutral on the war in ukraine. and president putin has said we are open for dialogue. yesterday, these african leaders visited kyiv and were speaking to president zelensky, basically calling for peace talks, but president zelensky yesterday said mr putin is a terrorist and there could be no talks while russia continue to —— to occupy his country. the south african president has been saying that children should be returned to their homes, we have also heard from their homes, we have also heard from the chair of the african union, he has been saying that the water is not only affect you and your neighbour but the whole world, many african countries of course have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser because of the war in ukraine, so they are very much there to talk about the

mr putin told the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, and his colleagues that improving ties withes was a priority. he praised what he called their balanced position on the war. many african countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser as a result of the russian invasion. in his opening remarks, mr ramaphosa said he hoped the talks could lead to the end of the ukrainian conflict. we do firmly believe that this war must be settled, and it must be settled through negotiations and through diplomatic means. the war cannot go on forever. all wars have to be settled and come to an end at some stage. and we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended. we say so because this war is having a negative impact on the african continent and indeed on many other countries around the world. 0ur bbc africa reporter, shingai nyoka, is in zimbabwe's capital, harare, and has sent this update about the visit. well, as you mentioned, those say that the leaders of seven people, representatives from seven countries, met with president puti

president cyril ramaphosa, who led the delegation, said he would not be drawn into choosing sides.ral, but that he would be taking mr zelensky�*s comments to vladimir putin when he visits him in st petersburg on saturday. it is precisely this type of event that we saw today, or witnessed or even experienced, that makes us call for de—escalation. and there are offensives on both sides and we are saying those must be de—escalated as both countries proceed on the road to peace. the leaders of these seven african countries say the reason they've come to ukraine here today is because their economies have been disproportionately affected by the war in ukraine. a number of african countries import grain from ukraine and fertiliser from russia. the war has made a supply of both of these commodities rarer and has driven prices of food up right across the continent. ajury in the us has found a truck driver guilty of killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in pittsburgh. he was convicted of all 63 criminal charges he faced. the mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue in 2018 was the deadlie

cyril ramaphosa had to say. here's what the south african president, cyril ramaphosa had to say.ough negotiations and through diplomatic means. and we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended. we say so because this war is having a negative impact on the african continent and indeed on many other countries around the world. mr putin said improving ties with african countries was a priority. he praised what he called their balanced position on the war, and blamed the food crisis on western countries. translation: we understand that, in spite of everything, in spite of all the issues connected to the conflict on ukrainian territory and the conflicts between russia and ukraine, developing countries, including countries in africa that are in need of food, should not suffer. we do not believe that ukrainian grain supplies on the world market solve the problems of hunger. earlier i spoke to our correspondent mayeni jones in kyiv. he said they had achieved their aims, and he hoped to bring african perspective to the conversation and another re

and cyril ramaphosa really needs a win, as well as all these leaders, because economically africa ise striking because in 2022, as a result of the work, there has been a 14.5% average inflation all across the continent. many reasons for that, of course. we have seen an oil shortage and queues at petrol stations, but more importantly, the prices of key commodities like wheat and cooking oil have been drastically affected because of the continent's dependence on ukrainian wheat exports. no matter who they root for, these are six men have a lot to play for during this trip to the countries and it is not a simple diplomatic parade. pierre—antoine denis reporting from our newsroom as african delegates are arriving in ukraine. if you don't like creepy crawlers, you probably don't want to know what has invaded a city in america. these, you might want to look away, our mormon crickets in their millions. they have been bugging residents in nevada for two weeks. i don't really want to look at the! scientist say it is not an uncommon sight in that part of the world. around this time of year. bu

but this view is really popular at home in south africa and cyril ramaphosa really need a win as welll these leaders, because economically, africa is already a collateral victim of the war. these are the words of the african union last year. indeed, the record is striking because in 2022, as a result of the war, there has been a 14.5% average inflation all across the continent. many reasons for that — of course, we have seen an oil shortage and queues at petrol stations, but more importantly, the prices of key commodities like wheat and cooking oil have been drastically affected because of the continent's dependence on ukrainian wheat exports. so, no matter who they root for, these six men have a lot to play for during this trip to the two countries. and this is not a simple diplomatic parade. that was a closer look at the impact of this conflict on african countries. let's go straight to nairobi. barbara plett usher is in nairobi and can explain more about the relationship between russia and african nations. she can give us analysis from the continent. i am she can give us analysis f

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa | power supply. and he knows it. at in trouble. and he knows it. at the in trouble. and he knows it. git the national disaster management centre has consequently classified the energy crisis and its impact is a disaster. energy crisis and its impact is a disaster-— a disaster. heater declared a state of national _ a disaster. heater declared a state of national disaster - a disaster. heater declared a state of national disaster as l state of national disaster as load shedding worsened, but eskom still reckons outages may get worse as winter bites. south africa�*s opposition parties sends an opportunity. polls show anc support falling below 50%. when you said, not so long ago, there is a changing of the guard coming in south africa, the anc�*s decline is terminal, it is just a matter of how fast, did you really believe that? fit matter of how fast, did you really believe that? of course i believe that, _ really believe that? of course i believe that, and _ really believe that? of course i believe that,

but if we look at cyril ramaphosa. , the south african president and leader of this delegation, he is position, because despite claiming neutrality over the war, his country has done military exercises with russia and china back in february. and south africa is planning a law change over a potential vladimir putin icc arrest warrant, should the russian president come to the country at the end of the summer for his summit. so, that is really angering washington. that is threatening to pull it's funding from the country. but this view is really popular at home in south africa. and cyril ramaphosa really needs a win, as well as all these leaders, because economically, africa is already a collateral victim of the war. these are the words of the african union last year. indeed, the record is striking, because in 2022, as a result of the war, there has been a 14.5% average inflation all across the continent. many reasons for that of course. we have seen an oil shortage, and queues at petrol stations, but more importantly, the prices of key commodities like wheat and cooking oil have been dr

mr putin told the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, and his colleagues that improving ties withtion on the war. many african countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser as a result of the russian invasion. in his opening remarks, mr ramaphosa said he hoped the talks could lead to the end of the ukrainian conflict. this or must be settled. and it must be settled through negotiations and through diplomatic means. the war cannot go on forever. and we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended. we say so because this war is having a negative impact on the african continent and indeed on many other countries around the world. president putin said the food crisis has been caused by the actions of western nations, not by russia's military actions in ukraine. trans we understand that in spite of everything, developing countries, including — everything, developing countries, including countries in africa that are in— including countries in africa that are in need of food, should not suffen — are in need of food, should n

s that was certainly the message, including south african president cyril ramaphosa who spoke insideas they gave that press conference calling for an end to the conflict, saying this could only be achieved through diplomatic means, namely through negotiation. this is a message we've heard in the past from other world leaders trying to mediate peace between russia and ukraine, calling for both sides to come to the negotiating table, cyril ramaphosa saying it is better for all if this war ends sooner rather than later. but as you mentioned there, we have heard repeatedly now from ukraine's president zelenskyy about his thoughts and the thoughts of the ukrainian government when it comes to the prospects of negotiations between russia and ukraine and the clear red lines that president zelenskyy has been clear for months on, this can't happen, at least not in the eyes of the ukrainian government, unless there is a full and complete withdrawal of russian troops from ukrainian territory. take a listen. >> today, as i said many times, making it very clear, that to allow any negotiations with

when south africa�*s president, cyril ramaphosa, came to power in 2018, he promised to stop the rot.egrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources, nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard—earned savings of ordinary people. as part of that process, the president brought in a businessman called andre de ruyter — the tall white man he�*s greeting here. his task — to lead south africa�*s energy transformation and to fix the mess at the power utility eskom. the rot was much worse than i anticipated when i took the job. my rough estimate of the amount of money that gets stolen in eskom every month is in the region of a billion rand. every month. a billion rand. that�*s $50 million each month. to be fair, there have been some arrests. this man is an alleged saboteur, accused of damaging a local power station on behalf ofa criminal gang. but these prosecutions are targeting the lower ranks. the cartel leaders, the politicians seem untouchable and still determined to block the transition away from coal. there are so many vested interests in the coal value chain that th

south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, is in trouble and he knows it. consequently classified the energy crisis and its impact as a disaster. he declared a state of national disaster as load—shedding worsened, but eskom still reckons outages may get worse as winter bites. south africa's opposition parties sense an opportunity. polls show anc support falling below 50%. when you said not so long ago, "there is a changing of the guard coming in south africa. "the anc�*s decline is terminal. "it's just a matter of how fast," did you really believe that? of course i believed it and i think it's a fair assessment about where the anc find themselves. in the last local government elections in 2021, for the first time in post—democratic south africa they lost their majority and fell below 50%. this obviously allied with the fact that our economy is not growing. we've got 30 million people living in poverty, 12 million people unemployed, and load—shedding, rolling blackouts which have reached into every home and switched off the lights, switched off our factories

by the most powerful country on the continent, south africa , the president of this country, cyril ramaphosa, heads a delegation to which the leaders of egypt also go senegal, uganda, zambia, the republic of congo and the comoros islands, according to official information, they are bringing to kyiv peaceful mediation proposals for the settlement of the russian-ukrainian war, the arrival of african leaders coincided with the massive missile attack on ukraine by russian missiles, the european commission spokesman said that the russian missile attack on ukraine will help ukrainians will help africans it is better for leaders to understand who is the aggressor and who is the victim of this war , the head of ukrainian diplomacy dmytro drew attention to this coincidence kuleba putin is building confidence by launching the largest missile attack on kyiv in several weeks just against the background of the visit of african leaders to our capital russian missiles are a signal to africa russia wants more war and not peace why did russia decide to strike massively on kyiv and the kyiv region when africa

a delegation of african leaders led by south africa's cyril ramaphosa have arrived in russia to holdgroup met ukraine's president zelensky on friday and are hoping to seek negotiations towards peace between kyiv and moscow. michael 0'hanlon is director of research in foreign policy, brookings institution. in some ways they expect it to be even worse with grain prices and global energy prices, but things could still get worse, and they are bad enough as it is. coming out of the covid period, many of these countries are not in great fiscal or economic shape. the prospects for any success, to get to your question, are not that good, because why would these particular six leaders of africa, as bright as they may be in solving their own continents' problems, have any particular insight into the european politics and history that are behind this terrible conflict over ukraine and how could they expect to have any particularly imaginative or creative ideas? ukraine and russia themselves and their neighbours don't have much in the way of an idea right now and how to start negotiations, and i

nearly 30 years into this democracy, there's a lot that south africans seem to think that yes, cyril ramaphosathe right person for the job right now. do you think that all the power outages and the constant problems that every south african... i mean, yourself included, have to suffer, is that down to individual government ministers or government officials? or is itjust a system that ought to have been sorted out years ago and never quite was? the mess that south africa finds itself in is actually the country's own doing. because there were calls many years ago that the system was under severe constraint and that there were maintenance issues that needed to be addressed. there were grid collapses that literally were hanging on by a thread. that is what we are currently experiencing here in south africa. there is even allegations that someone or some people within the government are earning a lot of money because of the power cuts that we are seeing because of subcontractors, because some companies need to be brought in, because the system needs to be fixed. questions are being asked. is the sy

the delegation,including the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, are calling for peace talks to end the war. ukraine's president zelensky has dismissed the suggestion. a man has appeared in court charged with the murders of three people on the streets of nottingham on tuesday. valdo calocane, who's 31, is accused of killing students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar as well as school caretaker ian coates. a fly—past fit for a king — aircraft spelled out the initials of charles rex as part of the trooping the colour birthday celebrations in london. thousands of people turned out to watch the parade, the first of king charles�* reign as monarch. now on bbc news — conspiracyland uk. access to your money will be owned by and controlled by the state. what happened to the people who fell down the rabbit hole into a world of conspiracy theories during the pandemic? you're going to be all be issued carbon credits that will be connected to your digital ip. how far have they fallen and how far will they go? you're trying to label me as angry, if i was angry... i'm just asking... goi

nearly 30 years into this democracy, there's a lot that south africans seem to think that yes, cyril ramaphosat person for the job right now. do you think that all the power outages and the constant problems that every south african... i mean, yourself included, have to suffer, is that down to individual government ministers or government officials? or is itjust a system that ought to have been sorted out years ago and never quite was? the mess that south africa finds itself in is actually the country's own doing. because there were calls many years ago that the system was under severe constraint and that there were maintenance issues that needed to be addressed. there were grid collapses that literally were hanging on by a thread. that is what we are currently experiencing here in south africa. there is even allegations that someone or some people within the government are earning a lot of money because of the power cuts that we are seeing because of subcontractors, because some companies need to be brought in, because the system needs to be fixed. questions are being asked. is the system rea

ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, told the group, led by south africa's president cyril ramaphosaow and that while he couldn't stop them from visiting president putin, he recommended they stay away. the delegations proposals are thought to include a russian troop pull—back, the lifting of sanctions against russia, and for the international criminal court to withdraw its arrest warrant against president putin. their visit comes after president putin confirmed that some of russia's tactical nuclear weapons have left the country for the first time since the end of the soviet union and are now stationed in neighbouring belarus. the us said it was watching developments closely but said there was no indication that the kremlin planned to use them, as our north america correspondent david willis reports from washington. vladimir putin initially announced his intention to transfer tactical nuclear weapons to belarus back in march and addressing an economic forum in st petersburg, he said the first such transfer had now taken place and he expected all those tactical nuclear weapons to be i

a delegation of african leaders led by south africa's cyril ramaphosa have arrived in russia to holdident putin in st petersburg. many african countries have been hit by the cut in exports of grain and fertiliser as a result of the russian invasion. they are very keen to get their point across about how africa has been affected by this war, but also this is meant to be a peace mission. these are live pictures of this meeting going on in st petersburg, where the african leaders are going to be meeting president putin. we will keep an eye on that and let you know what comes out of it later on. here in the uk — a man accused of murdering three people in the city of nottingham on tuesday has been remanded in custody by a court. it's alleged valdo calocane stabbed barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates on tuesday, and attempted to murder three others. navtej johal reports from nottingham. dressed in a grey t—shirt and jogging bottoms, here at at nottingham magistrates�* court, valdo calocane spoke only to confirm his name, which he gave as an alias of adam mendes, his age, an

cyril ramaphosa, in a statement that he released on his twitter page today, said that despite that factict. he said he was happy to have been able to bring an african perspective to the conversation, and he said another reason why he thought the trip had been so successful was because his delegation was one of the peace missions that had spoken to both sides of the conflict within a short space of each other. but the ultimate aim of the trip, which was to bring both the ukrainian president and the russian president closer to negotiating hasn�*t really been met at this stage. and do you think the african leaders who were part of that delegation will have another attempt at meeting with either side in due course, or do you think the failure of any consequence from this has closed the door on that? well, he did say that president ramaphosa in the statement he released this morning, did say that there was the russia, africa summit that is taking place at the end of next month, where leaders from across the continent will be travelling to russia to meet with president putin, and he said that

south african president cyril ramaphosa said he would be having a bilateral meeting with mr putin thereo take mr zelensky�*s concerns to him. while doing now is take you back to life scenes in london where trooping the colour has been taking place, and it is now onto the parade part of the event today, and as you can see to just approaching buckingham palace there. earlier king charles iii, who was taking part in his first trooping the colour as modern, was part of the military spectacle that marks his birthday, and he was riding on horseback earlier, and inspected the tubes at horse guards. —— inspected the troops. as you can see he is acknowledging the colour as it passes, as the parade passes him, and the event is going to be culminating very soon in a fly past over buckingham palace. the royal family is expected to turn out on the balcony there to watch from there, it is around that time that there, it is around that time that the crowds, huge crowds who are watching, will push forward down the mall to surround buckingham palace as the royal family appears on the balcony and watch t

stated in the statement of the press service of the president of the south african republic , cyril ramaphosaits as part of a peacekeeping delegation to ukraine and russia, the statement emphasizes that african leaders also indicated to putin and zelensky that advocating for a peaceful settlement, they also have their own interest in ending the conflict, which has a very real impact on african countries and the economy. by the way, this peace initiative consists of ten points, they relate to security guarantees, freedom of movement of grain across the black sea, the release of military prisoners of war and the earliest possible start of peace negotiations we are in this peace initiative exactly what ukraine is never accepted is that the parties should stop shooting er fix their positions then go between them the peacekeepers of the united nations should come in and then the leaders should sit down at the negotiating table and agree on something, what to agree on, i don't know because it's just surrendering their own interests to the sovereignty of independence. i don't know, but they put i me

it comes after the same group, led by south africa�*s cyril ramaphosa, met with ukraine�*s president foreign policy at the brookings institution. hello to you. these african leaders are very keen to put forward their position at the moment, and the huge impact at the war in ukraine is having on countries in africa. in terms of what this mission is about, in terms of a peace mission, what is the likelihood of them having any influence on events because yellow greetings, nice to be with you. they are certainly expressing their concerns. in are certainly expressing their concerns-— are certainly expressing their concerns. , , . concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even — concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse _ concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse with _ concerns. in some ways they expect it to be even worse with grain - it to be even worse with grain prices and global energy prices, but things could still get worse, and they are bad enough as it is. coming out of the covid period, many of these countries are not in great physical or economic sha

. —— cyril ramaphosa.rds president cyril ramaphosa and those african leaders proved the lie that russia is in any way their friends and they should recognise that what is happening here is an assault on the un charter which keeps those countries are safe and they should now recognise that vladimir putin's actions should be denounced. speaker: liz actions should be denounced. speaker: , , speaker: liz truss. thank _ speaker: liz truss. thank you... - speaker: liz truss. thank you... we - speaker: liz truss. l thank you... we come speaker: liz truss. - thank you... we come away speaker: liz truss. _ thank you... we come away as the uk foreian thank you... we come away as the uk foreign secretary _ thank you... we come away as the uk foreign secretary james _ thank you... we come away as the uk foreign secretary james cleverly - foreign secretary james cleverly starting by saying prigozhin, one of president putin's proteges destroying putin's case for war in that speech in the video he made on friday before t

led by south african president cyril ramaphosa, the delegation also includes leaders from senegal, zambiae comoros, and egypt. this morning, they went to the site of the mass grave in the town of bucha, which lies just outside of kyiv. a58 people are buried there who were killed at the start of the war. after the talks, president zelensky held a news conference with the african leaders. take a listen. translation: russia is the only i source of war, and the only reason why the consequences of this war are causing damage to the whole world. nobody can feel that their borders are protected, and the safety of their people are ensured while russia is attempting to make the aggression and abduction of our people as something that is normal. we are here to listen. to listen both to president zelensky and, tomorrow, we'll be listening to president putin. and we do so with deep respect for the people of ukraine, which we have expressed to president zelensky, and we argue that there must be de—escalation on both sides so that peace can find a way to resolve the problem. you heard president grimm o

includes leaders from senegal, zambia, and egypt, and is being led by the south african president, cyril ramaphosah are are under pressure from soaring food prices — directly impacted by the war in ukraine. i have spoken to the senior director of the african centre at the atlantic council think tank. she wrote article with the headline give the african peace delegation a chance. she explained why she had framed it that way.— framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to — framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to play — framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to play a _ framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to play a strategic - framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to play a strategic role . framed it that way. africa deserves a chance to play a strategic role on j a chance to play a strategic role on the global stage, and leave the classic position of a victim of everything, including this war. to include food insecurity as you just said. to embrace a more strategic role as a player in this new geopolitical order. they represent almost 30% of the united nations boats.

the daytime attacks came as seven african heads of state led by south african president cyril ramaphosavisited kyiv in a bid to kick-start peace talks between ukraine and russia. meanwhile, top pentagon officials called thursday for u.s. allies to continue pouring weapons into ukraine. speaking from a meeting of the ukraine defense contact group in belgium, defense secretary lloyd austin asked allies to "dig deep" to provide ukraine with air defense systems and more ammunition. joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley acknowledged ukraine's military is suffering heavy losses as it presses a counteroffensive against entrenched forces in eastern ukraine. >> there are several hundred thousand russian troops died in and prepared positions all along the front line, and ukraine has begun their attack and they are making steady progress. this is a very difficult fight. it is a very violent fight. it will likely take a considerable amount of time and high cost. amy: a federal grand jury has indicted 21-year-old jack to shara on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classifi

south african president cyril ramaphosa insists there is a, quote, common position that can emerge.e says now is the time to negotiate. and at least on the surface, president putin seemed pretty receptive to that message, listen. >> translator: i want to stress again, we are ready for constructive dialogue with everyone who wants peace on the grounds and justice and legitimate interests of all sides. >> reporter: now, listening, it's important to listen closely to that last bit, he said the legitimate interests of all sides. for the russians, well, we can guess what those legitimate interests are. because of course, they believe that a wide swath of the ukrainian territory is legitimately russian. belongs to russia. and so it's pretty easy for the russians to say that they're open to peace talks, they're open to negotiation, when the reality is that ukraine's position makes all of that a nonstarter, given that russian troops still remain in the country and they're not going anywhere any time soon. >> scott mcclain reporting, thank you. >>> a close call for a passenger ferry in the p