Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will travel to Russia and Ukraine soon in his capacity as the current chairman of the African Union.
Mr. Sall said yesterday that he had received the mandate of other AU heads of state to make the trips.
In a joint conference with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Sholz, he said Africa was keen to see peace through dialogue between Ukraine and Russia. END
Meanwhile, Police in Nigeria are investigating the beheading of a local MP in the south-eastern state of Anambra barely a week after gunmen kidnapped him along with an aide.
The discovery of Okechukwu Okoye’s mutilated body over the weekend has sparked outrage.
Anambra’s state governor Charles Soludo described the killing as gruesome, barbaric and shocking before announcing a reward for information leading to the killers’ capture. END