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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke Africa correspondent

Lavrov’s African tour another front in struggle between west and Moscow

Sergei Lavrov smiles
Sergei Lavrov smiles during a visit to the Republic of the Congo as part of his African tour. Photograph: Russian Foreign Ministry/Reuters

Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is arriving in Uganda on the latest stop of his tour of Africa, aimed at rallying support on the continent for Russia as the war in Ukraine goes into its sixth month.

Many African leaders have refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have accused the US and Nato of starting or prolonging the conflict.

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