Moscow has been looking for years to bolster its political and economic ties with countries across Africa. Read more at straitstimes.com.
that has largely isolated Moscow on the world stage, saying it wants to stay neutral and prefers dialogue to end the war.
The ANC delegation led by Mr Obed Bapela, who heads the ANC’s international relations commission, arrived on Thursday and is expected to stay until Sunday. South Africa is due in August to host a Brics summit, the bloc grouping the emerging economic heavyweights Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.with Russia and China, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid an official visit to Pretoria in January.
South Africa’s ties with Russia date back decades, when the Kremlin backed the ANC in its fight against apartheid. AFP
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