ASSESSMENTS
Russia Expands Its Game Plan in Africa
Oct 24, 2019 | 17:22 GMT
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Highlights
- The upcoming Africa summit in Sochi, Russia, will provide Moscow with a platform to formally establish its diplomatic efforts on a pan-African scale for the first time.
- Because of its financial constraints, Moscow is less likely to lure African states with large investments.
- Instead, Moscow will focus on providing mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of security, resource extraction and nuclear power.
- This cross-continent effort will build on the bilateral African relationships Russia developed in the Soviet era, and has since maintained through military support and information campaigns.
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