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Russia opts for Saint Petersburg as summit venue in face of African squabbling

Russia's president Vladimir Putin stands next to Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa during the Africa-Russia summit 2019 in Sochi.
Russia's president Vladimir Putin stands next to Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa during the Africa-Russia summit 2019 in Sochi. © Sergei Chirikov/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
The rivalries among African nations have prompted Moscow to give up on the idea of holding the Africa-Russia gathering on the African continent and go with Saint Petersburg instead in November 2022. [...]
Published on 17.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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