At the launch of a new “Department for Partnership with Africa” in Moscow in February 2025, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov extolled his country’s virtues with regards to the continent. “Our African friends have always found a reliable and understanding friend and partner in Russia,” he declared. “Russia selflessly supported Africans in their heroic struggle against colonial powers… and assisted in developing young states.”
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Russia’s Troop Conscription Deceit Shows It’s a Frenemy of Africa
