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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Duncan Miriri

FOUND: Lavrov bolsters eritrean support for russia in conflict with ukraine - You Need To See This

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speak ahead of a bilateral meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday on a tour of Africa to shore up support for Russia, focusing on the "dynamics of the war in Ukraine", Eritrea's information minister said.

Lavrov has been on a week-long charm offensive on the continent, starting in South Africa, which is planning joint military drills with Russia and China, and finishing off with a surprise trip to the reclusive Horn of Africa nation of Eritrea.

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