We have a lot to share with each other. We won’t agree on everything. Often, what is “good” for one may be “bad” for the other.

And yet, this conversation is necessary — and it’s interesting. A perspective from Africa on Ukraine can offer a fresh viewpoint. Likewise, a Ukrainian perspective on Africa can do the same. At the very least, let’s try.

Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and the chief editor of UkraineWorld.

Our guest today is Simon Allison, co-founder of The Continent (https://www.thecontinent.org/), Africa’s most widely distributed newspaper.

UkraineWorld is run by Internews Ukraine, one of the country’s largest media NGOs.

You can support our work at https://www.patreon.com/c/ukraineworld. Your support is crucial, as our media increasingly relies on crowdfunding.

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This episode was produced in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, Ukraine's major cultural and public diplomacy institution, and NGO Cultural Diplomacy Foundation.