The South African ambassador to Ukraine fled the capital, Kyiv, as a Russian armored convoy heads for the city and condemned discrimination against black people in the country, the BBC reports. Andre Groenewald said explosions could be heard in the distance as he packed the car to leave on Wednesday …
Read More »Nigerian students finally evacuated from Ukraine to Romania
The Nigerian ambassador to Romania has announced that so far about 200 Nigerians – many of them students – have arrived in the capital Bucharest from Ukraine, the BBC reports. Ambassador Safiya Nuhu announced a “good welcome” to the group and said they were staying in hotels after fleeing the …
Read More »Tanzania: hundreds of Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar
Some 1,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar after the Ukrainian airspace was closed to civilian flights following Russia’s military action in the country. Zanzibar’s government says it is liaising with the Ukrainian embassy in neighbouring Kenya to evacuate the tourists to Poland. Tourism Minister Leila …
Read More »International community condemns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
The international community has condemned the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian army, calling on Vladimir Putin to stop the operation in the name of humanity. Several world leaders oppose the announcement of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the military operation aims to …
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