DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN UKRAINE AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES AT THE PRESENT STAGE
Journal: Ekonomichna ta Sotsialna Geografiya
Year: 2025

Due to a number of objective and subjective circumstances, Africa has remained virtually ignored by Ukrainian diplomacy and politics since Ukraine declared independence: in 31 years, Ukrainian presidents have visited only 3 African countries, and Ukrainian embassies were opened in only 10 countries. Throughout the years for almost a quarter of African countries, contacts were limited to formal correspondence. After 2022, Ukrainian foreign policy towards Africa became more active: 8 embassies wer