Russia’s charm offensive in Africa comes as much of the West turns its back on the nation, writes cathkemi ⬇
He offered no help to African states to cushion the effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
France's President Emmanuelle Macron is on his own Africa tour this week, visiting Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. Countering this view, Mr Lavrov said the food crisis began with the Covid pandemic, but acknowledged that the "situation in Ukraine did additionally affect the food market".Egypt's economy is more dependent on Russia than that of many other African states. About 80% of its wheat imports come from Russia and Ukraine, and a third of its foreign tourists are Russian.
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