From: bretcahill@aol.com   
      
   "Just 17 heads of African states are attending this year, the Kremlin has   
   confirmed, less than half of the 43 heads of state that attended the 2019   
   conference.   
      
   "In the run-up to the event, the Kremlin fumed over the poor turnout, and   
   accused the United States and its Western allies of putting “unprecedented   
   pressure” on African countries in an attempt to derail the summit.   
      
   "Among those absent is Kenyan President William Ruto, whose government has   
   been critical of Russia’s recent decision to withdraw from the Black Sea   
   grain deal, describing the move as a 'stab in the back of global food security   
   prices.'"   
      
   https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/europe/putin-russia-african-summi   
   -intl/index.html   
      
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