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Putin to meet Togo's president in the Kremlin
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Putin and Togo's President Gnassingbe meet in Kremlin to enhance bilateral ties, focusing on diplomacy, trade, and security amid Russia's growing influence in Africa.
MOSCOW/LOME (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Togo's president, Faure Gnassingbe, in the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks that will focus on developing ties between Moscow and the tiny phosphate-producing country on the West African coast.
Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled Togo since 1967, was invited to visit Russia by Putin, Togo said in a statement.
"Their Excellencies will hold a one-on-one meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of diplomacy, economy, trade, agriculture, energy, training, and food security," it said.
Russia's growing clout in Africa, including in countries such as Angola, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Madagascar, Mali and Mozambique, is viewed with concern by Western European states and the United States.
Russia sells grain to Togo. Russia is the world's second-largest fertiliser producer behind China and the largest global exporter of fertiliser.
(Reporting by Noel Kokou Tadegnon in Lome and Moscow bureau; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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