Russia to the Rescue in Africa?

The Institute for Security Studies posted on 4 October 2019 a commentary titled "From Russia with Love - Or Perhaps Not?" by Peter Fabricius.

As Russia gets ready to host later this month its first Africa summit, there has been much commentary whether this signals a major return to Africa by Russia. The author concludes that for at least as long as Vladimir Putin is in the Kremlin and perhaps longer, Russia will probably keep trying to expand its African footprint.