African state confirms return of Russian embassy

The diplomatic mission will soon be established in Niger, Foreign Minister Bakari Yaou Sangare has announced

Niger has confirmed its intention to host a Russian embassy for the first time in over three decades, the West African country’s foreign minister, Bakari Yaou Sangare, announced on Thursday. 

The statement came during a joint press conference in Moscow following talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his counterparts from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.