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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was on a surprise visit to Nairobi, met Kenyan authorities. Both Moscow and Kyiv are seeking to bolster support from African nations over the war in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was on a surprise visit to Nairobi, met Kenyan authorities. Both Moscow and Kyiv are seeking to bolster support from African nations over the war in Ukraine.
Lavrov’s trip to Kenya comes close on the heels of a trip to the continent last week by his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Lavrov is reported to have discussed a number of issues with Kenyan authorities such as matters relating to trade, investment and economic priorities, etc. The Russian foreign minister’s visit was unscheduled and no detail was forthcoming except the diplomatically couched usual statement from the official sources.
Lavrov has visited Africa several times over the past year, as global powers tussle for influence on the continent of 1.3 billion people. Ukraine’s foreign minister \Kuleba who was on a visit to Kenya last week called for certain African nations to end their neutral stances over the 15-month-old war in Ukraine. He also announced a push by Kyiv to intensify its ties with the continent. Towards this, he said that Ukraine planned to open more embassies in Africa and stage a summit with the continent’s leaders.
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It may be recalled that in February 2022 of the African Union’s 54 member states abstained or did not vote on a UN General Assembly resolution that called for Russia’s withdrawal from Ukraine, while Eritrea and Mali -voted against the resolution. In the meantime, a Russia-Africa summit, the second in the series, is to be held in Saint Petersburg from July 26-29.
