Visiting delegations received ceremonial welcomes ahead of meetings with President Vladimir Putin and engagements with businesses and diaspora communities

African leaders and senior delegations continue to arrive in Moscow ahead of the third Russia-Africa Summit, with the presidents of Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, and South Sudan among the latest arrivals.

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo traveled with First Lady Constancia Mangue and reached Moscow on Monday.

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir also landed that day, receiving a welcome from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is also in the capital.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who arrived on Sunday, was offered ceremonial tea, bread, and salt in a traditional Russian welcome.…