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| RT, Sputnik and other Russian media to open offices in Africa – Putin | RT, Sputnik and other Russian media to open offices in Africa – Putin |
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| Objective, unbiased information on global events will be broadcast on the continent, the Russian leader has said | Objective, unbiased information on global events will be broadcast on the continent, the Russian leader has said |
| Work has already begun for Russian media outlets to open new offices in Africa, including RT and Sputnik, President Vladimir Putin has said. | Work has already begun for Russian media outlets to open new offices in Africa, including RT and Sputnik, President Vladimir Putin has said. |
| Russia and Africa should create a joint information space, Putin argued on Thursday, addressing participants at the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg. | Russia and Africa should create a joint information space, Putin argued on Thursday, addressing participants at the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg. |
| Objective and unbiased information on global events will be broadcast on the continent, the Russian leader added. | Objective and unbiased information on global events will be broadcast on the continent, the Russian leader added. |
| “Work is already underway to open offices of the leading Russian media outlets in Africa: TASS news agency, Rossiya Segodnya [media group, which includes RIA Novosti and Sputnik], RT television channel, the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Rossiyskaya Gazeta [newspaper],” Putin stated. | “Work is already underway to open offices of the leading Russian media outlets in Africa: TASS news agency, Rossiya Segodnya [media group, which includes RIA Novosti and Sputnik], RT television channel, the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Rossiyskaya Gazeta [newspaper],” Putin stated. |
| Some Russian news outlets already have bureaus operating in Africa, including TASS, which maintains a number of offices there. The outlet has so far focused on reporting African news to Russian readers, but will now expand its operations to broadcast to an African audience. |