Charming various African leaders, Russia has been making new, and rekindling old, friendships on the continent since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s close relationship with certain African states came into the spotlight through the unexpected, and rather doomed, attempt by African leaders to propose a path to peace between the Kremlin and Ukraine. And while reports of further peace talks involving African leaders surfaced after their trips to Kyiv and Moscow, little has come of their attempts to date. The Central African Republic has long been in the crosshairs of the Kremlin and is a known Wagner operations base. Europe has already witnessed mass migration from Africa following the start of uprisings and wars in North Africa, in Syria and Sudan.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 06, 2023 10:15 UTC