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Russia-Africa summit: two-thirds of African leaders refused to go to St. Petersburg
Censor.net
26.07.23 06:48
https://censor.net/ua/n3433451
Most African leaders decided to ignore the Russia-Africa summit. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is expected to take part in it.
This is reported by the Moscow Times, The Censor informs.
38 of Africa’s 54 countries did not send their leaders to the summit. Only 17 countries will be represented at the level of heads of state, and another 10 African countries will send prime ministers.
But almost half of the summit participants will be represented by delegations at a lower level, in particular, 17 of them are headed by Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers, and five are just ambassadors. Also, five countries of the continent completely refused to participate in the summit.
At the same time, the Russian dictator will hold talks with the leaders of Egypt, Mozambique, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, Libya, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Congo.
“We will not announce, because they may have other planned events that involve the participation of heads of state,” said Oleg Ozerov, ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry.