The Russian Foreign Ministry launched a Telegram channel in French ahead of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. One of the first publications of the channel was devoted to the event.
"We are happy to welcome you to our brand-new Telegram channel in French. Russian diplomacy now speaks your language! Here you will find truthful information on Russia's foreign policy, weekly comments and press briefings, updates on the activity of our embassies and consulates, as well as many other international news topics," the ministry said in a publication.
Earlier, an ambassador of Burkina Faso to Moscow, Aristide Rapugdondba Ludovic Tapsoba, told Sputnik that Foreign Minister Karamoko Traore is planning to visit Russia to participate in the ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.