Russia-Africa Summit

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 24 Oct 2019 by Alex Teddy
On October 23 a two day Russia-Africa Summit began in Sochi, Russia. China and France also hold summits with African countries. Over 3,000 people attended the summit in Sochi.Items on the agenda included mineral extraction, nuclear energy and arms sales. President Putin was in attendance. Several African presidents also came. Russia is expanding its influence in Africa. Most contentiously, the Russian private military company Vagner is currently in the Central African Republic and possibly in other African nations too. Elsewhere, Russia's position in Venezuela looks shaky. Africa is the only region outside the former USSR where Russia can be the dominant partner.

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