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Africa File, April 3, 2025: Russia-Sahel Summit; Sahelian Juntas Target Chinese Mining; M23 Loses Walikale but Uganda Leaves Vacuum

Full Story >Russia. The Kremlin is strengthening its strategic relationships with Sahelian juntas to entrench Russian influence in the region and secure its interests in Africa at the expense of the West. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—enables the Kremlin to advan...

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