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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walks with Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, at the Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Foreign Policy

US follows Russia in dueling trips to Africa

Blinken to travel to the continent after Lavrov’s “charm offensive” tour