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Putin hosts major summit as Kremlin scrambles for Africa

The leaders of former Soviet client states such as Angola and Ethiopia will be at the summit. [AFP]

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosts dozens of African leaders for the first Russia-Africa Summit, as Moscow seeks greater influence on a continent where the West and China have a firm foothold.

The two-day event at the Black Sea resort of Sochi will see more than 3,000 delegates prepare deals and discuss topics from nuclear technology to mineral extraction.

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