NIGERIA, Nov. 27 -- Moscow's decision to increase its diplomatic representative offices has been interpreted as a continued commitment to strengthening cooperation in the African continent. It opens the next cycle for maintaining cordial friendship and advancing ambition for working together with African countries.

Given the consideration that Africa has become an important center for external players, Moscow is actively moving forward with plans to open embassies in Gambia, Liberia, Togo, and the Comoros Islands, according to Tatyana Dovgalenko, head of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Partnership with Africa.

"We are broadening diplomatic presence on the continent: in 2024, our embassies started operations in Burkina Faso and Equ...