There has been sparse media coverage in Senegal following a visit to Dakar by Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who is embarking on an African tour.
The Ukrainian diplomat met Senegal’s Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall and they signed several bilateral cooperation deals.
Mr Kuleba is on an apparent counteroffensive tour following a visit to the continent by Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov in July, ahead of plans to host the second Russia-Africa summit in Ethiopia next year.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly made overtures to African leaders to condemn Russia over its invasion of his country.