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Podcast: The Lede
Episode: African Solutions for European Problems? — with Hopewell Chin’ono and Redi Tlhabi
Description: Last week, a delegation of African leaders from South Africa, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia traveled to both Kyiv and Moscow to try to negotiate a peace deal for the war in Ukraine. The deal was unsuccessful, with both Russia and Ukraine rejecting the prospect of a ceasefire. But the attempt nevertheless raised questions about the role of African nations on the world stage — and drew increased scrutiny of their policies toward the conflict.
“My view is that African countries have decided to be part of this process probably because Russia now wants...