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The cigar-chomping ‘Kissinger’ behind Africa’s mission to end Ukraine war

French commodities trader Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers African diplomatic mission to help end war in Ukraine. Delegation of African leaders will travel to Moscow and Kyiv next month to mediate in the conflict.

French commodities trader Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers African diplomatic mission to help end war in Ukraine.
Ollivier has previously brokered deals in Congo and advised Russia’s Rosatom nuclear power group.
Delegation of leaders from Egypt, Senegal, Congo, South Africa, Zambia and Uganda will travel to Moscow and Kyiv next month to mediate in the conflict.
The African continent will suffer if there's no crop next year due to the war in Ukraine.
The mission is controversial and has no backing from the African Union.

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