Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula led a delegation from Parliament to the second Russia-Africa International Parliamentary Conference in Moscow last year. (Jaco Marais/Netwerk24)
South Africa’s top legislators were full of praise for Russia, who they believe had a genuine interest in Africa because it had no colonial heritage on the continent.
In March last year, a delegation from Parliament attended the second Russia-Africa International Parliamentary Conference in Moscow.
Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who led South Africa’s delegation, told Russian legislators that MPs believed their country’s interest in Africa was genuine.
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