Russia-Africa Part2: From weapon sales to economic ties

Has the war in #Ukraine deter #Russia from further engagement in #Africa? Certainly not! We know that on the #security front, a growing number of #African states are turning to Russia to acquire #military equipment and #security services, judging by the presence of official and non-official outfits like the #Wagner Group. Things are evolving very rapidly on that front in 2023 and weapons sales to Africa are likely to further increase this year, despite Russia needing all the military hardware it can procure to execute its war on Ukraine. But many analysts have dismissed Russia as an economic partner for Africa. Perhaps that’s not necessarily true. Below is the the two-minute podcast, with the transcript located here: https://north-africa.com/vkzr