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Russia’s foreign minister on charm offensive in Africa
Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov is visiting Egypt, Congo-Brazzaville, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is on a whirlwind four-nation tour of Africa in what seems to be an attempt to deepen relations amid the backdrop of the Ukraine war.
South African authorities have started the formal process of extraditing the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates.
And we hear from Kenyans in the diaspora - who remain as engaged as ever in their country's politics - as they look ahead to the forthcoming elections.
Photo: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Credit: Reuters.
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