The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published on 9 March 2022 a commentary titled "Ukraine War: Fresh Warning that Africa Needs to Be Vigilant against Russia's Destabilising Influence" by Joseph Siegle.
The author argues that Russia's strategic goals in Africa are to gain a foothold in the southern Mediterranean and Red Sea, to demonstrate Russia's great power status, and to displace Western influence in Africa while undermining support for democracy. He suggests a series of steps that African countries committed to democracy can take to mitigate the counter pressure from Russia.
