Africa

The second Russia-Africa Summit, due to commence in St. Petersburg on Thursday, comes as Moscow increasingly turns to African countries in the face of its deepening isolation from the West over the invasion of Ukraine. But experts say that the widely anticipated summit will likely be much smaller in size and scope than the inaugural event held in Sochi in 2019.

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