Politics Today published on 23 January 2026 an article titled "Africa's Quiet Power Shift: From Russian Gold Deals to China's Training Push" by Goktug Caliskan, International University of Rabat.
The author concluded the question among African governments is no longer whether Russia's Africa Corps, China's training offensive, Trump's transactional policy or Europe's climate money is most attractive. The question is how African governments use these choices to maneuver and quietly rewrite the rules. Africa is learning to say yes, no, or not yet--and to make everyone wait.
