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While the African Union and several African capitals opposed Russia’s stance, more than half of African countries, including Guinea, abstained from UN resolutions calling for a withdrawal of Russian troops
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Guinea on Monday on the first leg of a three-country African tour aimed at boosting support for Moscow. Lavrov is expected to continue his tour in Chad and Burkina Faso, according to reports by Russian state media.
The trip comes as Moscow looks to bolster support from countries on the continent, amidst Russian isolation on the world stage. After it invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Russia saw its relations with the West plummet.
While the African Union and several African capitals opposed Russia’s stance, more than half of African countries, including Guinea, abstained from UN resolutions calling for a withdrawal of Russian troops.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted several African heads of government at the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg, in July last year. Russia made promises focused on delivering grain to several African countries, while also declaring an intention to strengthen economic and security cooperation between Moscow and the continent. Russia is a major supplier of grains, arms, extractives, and nuclear power exports. Russia’s major trading partners in Africa are Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, and South Africa. More than 70% of Russia’s trade with the continent is to these countries.
