From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: The Story of Russia’s Military and Political Influence in Africa

2023-07-19 19:08:44

At the end of July, Russia will hold a summit with African countries in St. Petersburg for the second time. The event shows the important Russian influence on the African continent, which, in recent years, has been marked by the presence of the Wagner militia and Russian intelligence in elections. Those ties didn’t form under Vladimir Putin, but the Russian president draws on a history that goes back to the Soviet Union.
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