Egypt joins African nations to push for Ukraine peace

Egypt backs African mission for peace in Ukraine: Egypt along with South Africa and four other African nations will meet with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in an attempt to bring the conflict to an end, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said yesterday. Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy have both agreed to meet the heads of state from the six countries — which also includes DR Congo, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia — in Moscow and Kyiv, he said. No information has been publicly disclosed about the African plan. The Egyptian government is yet to comment publicly on the initiative. The announcement comes a day after Ramaphosa and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a phone call.