Journalists from seven African countries visit Ukraine and Moldova | Witness Russia attacks on Kyiv
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and in cooperation with the European External Action Service, the eleven journalists were picked from leading media outlets in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Senegal and Togo.
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Members of press from various media outlets in some seven African countries recently toured Eastern Europe states of Moldova and Ukraine.
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and in cooperation with the European External Action Service, the eleven journalists were picked from leading media outlets in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Senegal and Togo.
According to the Embassy of Ukraine in Tanzania, the scribes visited Ukraine and Moldova as part of a press tour held in May 2026.
This was the ninth such press tour organized as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine’s systematic engagement with media from Africa and Latin America under the communication strategies “Ukraine – African Countries” and “Ukraine – Latin America and the Caribbean”.
The media familiarization trip tour aimed to provide African audiences with first-hand and fact-based reporting on developments in Ukraine, while also strengthening cooperation between African journalists and Ukrainian governmental, expert and civil society stakeholders in countering disinformation.
They also had a taste of the war.
On the night of May 14, the journalists witnessed a massive Russian attack on Kyiv that killed 24 people and injured another 48.
They visited the site of the strike and spoke with the Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Andrii Danyk.
During the programme in Ukraine, participants discussed the global consequences of Russia’s aggression, food security, humanitarian demining, and the impact of the war on Ukraine’s economy and society.
Particular attention was devoted to Russian disinformation and foreign interference, Russia’s recruitment of African citizens for the war against Ukraine, human rights violations and war crimes committed in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The programme also included meetings focused on Ukraine’s cultural resilience, the history and temporary occupation of Crimea, rehabilitation and recovery initiatives, and the work of Ukrainian media under wartime conditions.
In Chișinău, Moldova, the journalists took part in a programme organized by the Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation focused on the impact of Russian hybrid threats, disinformation and foreign interference.
The media visit to Ukraine was organized within the EU–Ukraine Strategic Communications Capacity Building Initiative.
