Ramaphosa: Africa hopes Russia-Ukraine war ends soon
President Cyril Ramaphosa says African leaders hope the war between Russia and Ukraine comes to an end soon as it's economically impacting the continent.
He was addressing a plenary session at the second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg.
The summit's focus is on cooperation and partnerships between African countries and Russia.
"We welcome the focus on further cooperation between Russia and Africa to promote investment, facilitate the development of value chains and boost capacity to produce and export manufactured products.
"The proposed Russia-Africa Action Plan for the coming years should align with the second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of the AU’s Agenda 2063. This will ensure better coherence and more action-orientated interventions.
"We should also ensure joint monitoring and evaluation of the Action Plan. We need to jointly allocate the necessary funding for implementation and be accountable for concrete deliverables."
