An African delegation consisting of leaders and senior officials has arrived in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, with the aim of finding solutions to end Russia’s war.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has faced scrutiny for his country’s neutral stance on the conflict, was welcomed by a Ukrainian special envoy and South Africa’s ambassador at Nemishaeve Railway Station in Kyiv. Although allegations of arms and ammunition being shipped from South Africa to Russia have surfaced, the government has denied these claims.

There is also anticipation regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential attendance at the BRICS meeting in South Africa in August and whether an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant would be honored. The African delegation includes senior officials from Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Egypt, the Republic of the Congo, and the Comoro Islands.