From Egypt to Ethiopia, Lavrov’s journey to bring Africa to Russia’s side

Russia seeks to expand its influence in Africa and broaden consensus across the continent for its “military operation” in Ukraine, as the Kremlin continues to call the invasion. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov he is touring the African capitals to reaffirm Vladimir Putin’s official position, namely that Moscow is not the aggressor in Ukraine, nor is it responsible for the global food crisis resulting from the war, which has hit Africa in a particular way.