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Zelensky: Africa is a hostage of Russia's war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Africa "a hostage" of Russia's war during an address to the African Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Africa "a hostage" of Russia's war during an address to the African Union (AU) on Monday nearly ten weeks after he first asked to address the continental body. African countries have been divided in their response to Russia's war in Ukraine.

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(Image: President Zelensky in Kyiv. Credit: Getty)

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