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Russia welcomes African countries’ plans to open embassies in Moscow — top diplomat

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia welcomes and will support the plans of several African nations to open embassies in Moscow. He also noted the recent opening of Russian embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan, with more planned for other African countries.

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What happened

Russia welcomes plans of some African countries to open their embassies in Moscow and will assist this effort in every possible way, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a gala reception on Africa Day.

Why it matters

"We welcome certain African countries’ plans to open their embassies in Moscow and will assist them in every possible way," the top Russian diplomat said.

Common ground

He went on to say that broader Russian diplomatic presence on the continent also helps to strengthen strategic cooperation with Africa.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia welcomes and will support the plans of several African nations to open embassies in Moscow. He also noted the recent opening of Russian embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan, with more planned for other African countries.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a gala reception on Africa Day that Russia welcomes plans of some African countries to open their embassies in Moscow”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple sources. TASS reports the specific remarks made by Lavrov, and a Facebook post from the Russian MFA confirms Lavrov's commitment to African nations during an Africa Day event in Moscow.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia (also known as the 2025 Saudi Arabia meeting) was a meeting at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia. It was held on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2025_United_States–Ru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov
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“Last year, our embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone and South Sudan began their work”
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TASS directly quotes Lavrov stating that embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan began work last year. This is further supported by RT Africa, which specifically mentions the establishment of the embassy in Juba, South Sudan, in late 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corruption in Sierra Leone is endemic. Sierra Leone is widely considered to be one of the most politically and economically corrupt nations in the world and international rankings reflect this. Transp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sierra Leone has a developing economy. It generates $8.39 billion by gross domestic product as of 2025. Since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2002, the economy is gradually recovering with a …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sierra Leonean Civil War (1991–2002) was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Liberian dictato…
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“Diplomatic missions in Gambia, Liberia, Togo and the Union of the Comoros are about to open”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by two independent news reports: TASS quotes Lavrov stating these missions are 'about to open,' and another web search result titled 'Lavrov: Russia Plans to Open Diplomatic Missions in Gambia...' confirms the specific list of countries (Gambia, Liberia, Union of the Comoros, and Togo).
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has significant interests in Eastern Europe, the Near East and especially in the former states of the Soviet Union.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Plans for the near future include the opening of diplomatic missions in Gambia, Liberia, the Union of the Comoros and Togo,” stated the Foreign Minister.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Last year, our embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone and South Sudan began their work," he said. "Diplomatic missions in Gambia, Liberia, Togo and the Union of the Comoros are about to open."
https://tass.com/politics/2136239
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