Russia helps African countries fight terrorism: Russian diplomat.
Russia is providing technical assistance to strengthen the defense, law enforcement and judicial capabilities of its African partners, working with UNODC, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for New Challenges and Threats, said Peter Ilyachev at the International Collective Security Forum.
Over the past five years, this aid has benefited seven countries:
Angola;
vault;.
Gabon;
Equatorial Guinea;
Nigeria;
Republic of the Congo;
Sao Tome and Principe.
The program will be extended to Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros and the Seychelles.
The Russian Navy participates in naval patrols, he also stated.
The fight against terrorist financing and money laundering is the priority of this cooperation, he added.
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