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Russia's Africa doctrine

What is motivating new ties between Moscow and the continent?

In October thousands of delegates are expected to arrive in the Russian resort of Sochi for an extraordinary gathering. It will be the first ever conference between Russia and the countries of Africa. President Putin is due to hold meetings with African heads of state to discuss Russia's ties to the continent. Russia is rekindling links with Africa that existed during the Cold War and creating new partnerships with countries which, in the past, had closer ties to the West. Some have already accepted Moscow's military support while others have signed energy and mining deals with Russian companies. So what is Russia's Africa doctrine? Are these budding relationships more about business or diplomacy? What do African nations gain by moving closer to Russia? And, is Moscow trying to join a race that, in fact has already been won by Beijing? Julian Marshall and a panel of expert guests discuss Russia鈥檚 future in Africa.

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53 minutes

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Sat 21 Sep 2019 03:06GMT

Contributors

Olga Kulkova - Africa Institute, Moscow

Nataliya Bugayova - Institute For the Study of War, Washington

Paul Simon-Handy - Institute For Security Studies, Dakar and Addis Ababa

Alex Vines - London based research organisation, Chatham House

Also featuring

Florian Elabdi - journalist in Africa

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin following his meeting with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in Moscow by Mikhail Metzel\TASS via Getty Images

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