Africa

Russia’s increased presence in the Sahel after France’s withdrawal may allow it to pressure European countries.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has visited some African countries amid the bitter struggle between Moscow and the West.

The investigators of Davaite Razbiratsia (Let’s Deal With It) program found out, which Belarusian businesspersons gained the opportunity to make money on exploration of minerals in Zimbabwe.

Cameroon’s president has ruled the longest

The Kremlin spent $70 mln on organising the Russian-African summit in October, 2019. Then, Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated that in recent years Moscow had written off $20 bn of African countries’ debts. Why does Russia need Africa?