A rural community situated between Moscow and St. Petersburg is on track to become the home of a pioneering “African village,” an initiative spearheaded by the African International Congress in Russia. The venture forms part of a five-year pilot program aiming to resettle thousands of South African migrants in Russia. With African diplomats and local […]
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