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Two-thirds of African leaders refuse to attend Putin’s summit (www.yahoo.com)

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The summit, intended to showcase Russia's diplomatic push to increase influence on the continent, is taking place amidst a significant boycott: only 17 out of 55 African countries will be represented by their leaders at the event scheduled for July 27-28.

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[–] UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Great to hear, but still 17 too many.

[–] DreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.social 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of those 17 are dictatorships, where the elites are unsurprisingly big fans of Russia / Wagner helping them prop up their regimes. Actual normal people in those countries tend to be significantly more anti-Russia.

[–] UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Agreed. Given the fallout of Russia exiting the grain deal, which disproportionately affects Africa, I expected less than 17. However, maybe the hope for securing a grain deal is part of the allure for some of the heads of state attending.

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