{"id":15131,"date":"2022-04-30T19:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/ukraines-zelensky-renews-request-to-address-african-union"},"modified":"2022-04-30T19:33:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:33:36","slug":"ukraines-zelensky-renews-request-to-address-african-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ukraines-zelensky-renews-request-to-address-african-union","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s Zelensky renews request to address African Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in capital Kyiv in this handout video grab taken and released by the Ukraine Presidency press service on March 12, 2022. PHOTO | UKRAINE PRESIDENCY via AFP<\/p>\n<p>Mr Faki, however, did not say whether the president&#8217;s request would be accepted, but said he strongly stressed the need for a peaceful solution of the ongoing war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, President Zelensky called on his Senegalese counterpart and current African Union chairperson, Macky Sall, to address African leaders.Zelensky&#8217;s renewed request comes as African countries were divided on voting during last month&#8217;s UN resolution adopted to deplore Russia&#8217;s invasion on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution saw a support by 141 out of the 193 UN member states.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 54 African states, 28 voted in favour of the resolution while 17 African countries abstained from voting, including Algeria, South Africa, and Angola.<\/p>\n<p>Eight African countries, including Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Morocco refrained from submitting a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Eritrea was the only African country which voted against the UN resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly said that the conflict in Ukraine has exposed the inability of the United Nations Security Council to fulfil its mandate of maintaining international peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>He described the five-member UN Security Council, which includes China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, as &#8220;outdated and unrepresentative&#8221;, adding that it disadvantaged countries with developing economies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The conflict has exposed the failure of the UN Security Council to fulfil its mission of international peace and security,&#8221; said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as quoted by AFP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in capital Kyiv in this handout video grab taken and released by the Ukraine Presidency press service on March 12, 2022. 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