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Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to expand ties

Putin calls Russia 鈥楢frica鈥檚 best partner鈥� at a summit with African leaders in Moscow. And Malawian kidney health advocate on raising disease awareness.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called his country 'Africa's best partner' as he sought to woo African leaders attending a two-day summit in Moscow this week. While addressing a plenary attended by several African presidents, Putin added that it was unfair that Africa lacks permanent representation at the UN Security Council. This year's event, at its third edition, focused on trade, investment, energy, agriculture and technology, at a time when Russia鈥檚 role in Africa is facing scrutiny with Amnesty International urging African leaders at the summit to investigate allegations that Africans and other foreign nationals were misled into joining Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine.

And, a Malawian man Emmanuel Maliro is raising awareness about kidney disease after discovering he was born with one kidney.

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