The no-shows at the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg indicate the continent is far from leaning towards Moscow.
Putin told African leaders at Thursday's plenary session, six countries would get up to 50,000 tons of grain free of charge.
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during a group photo with delegation's leaders of the Russia-Africa forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A number of African leaders skipped the summit.Among Putin's other reassurances were the military and technical agreements Moscow had with 40 countries, a claim Russia had written off $23 billion of debt in the last year, and an insistence it would reliably supply agricultural products.
Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Kyiv-based Center for Civil Liberties, last year's joint Nobel Peace Prize winner, said African countries should examine the intent of their partners and question whether it was wise"to be associated with accused war criminals and violators of rule-based order."
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