Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

File photo: The Abuja City Gate.
File photo: The Abuja City Gate. Photo: Jummy001 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opened in Moscow Wednesday, with the Kremlin describing their countries as “natural allies” against the West. The two-day Russia-Africa…

A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opened in Moscow Wednesday, with the Kremlin describing their countries as “natural allies” against the West. The two-day Russia-Africa summit, the third since 2019, comes as Moscow grapples with heavy Western sanctions over its Ukraine offensive and as it provides security assistance to several African governments.

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