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Putin’s energy pitch meets scrutiny over African recruits

Moscow’s summit aimed to deepen its influence through power and security partnerships but failed to allay concerns over Africans fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine

Russia’s limited economic weight is not holding back its growing diplomatic and military weight in Africa as its officials showed by negotiating new security agreements with the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States during its third Africa summit on 28-29 October.

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