The diplomatic team had gone to Kyiv on Friday to voice the concerns of a continent that has suffered from the fallout of Russia's invasion - in particular rising grain prices - with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa insisting"there should be peace through negotiations".
Zelensky said the strike on Kyiv during the delegation's visit showed that Putin either did not control his army, or was"irrational"."It is precisely that type of event that we saw today ... that makes us call for de-escalation," Ramaphosa said, quoting Nelson Mandela several times on the need for peace.
The group includes four presidents: Ramaphosa, Senegal's Macky Sall, Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema and Comoros' Azali Assoumani, who also currently heads the African Union. There was no reported damage inside the city, but seven people including two children were wounded, the regional police said. "In our view it is important to listen very carefully to what both countries have to say, and tomorrow we are now going to listen to President Putin," Ramaphosa said.
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