The pact has been ratified, expanding Moscow’s reach in the Gulf of Guinea and upsetting the US although it is retreating from the region
On 3 April Prime Minister Américo Ramos of the Acção Democrática Independente (ADI), approved a military cooperation agreement with Russia, first signed in St. Petersburg a year ago by former Defence Minister Jorge Amado under the Trovoada administration. At the same cabinet meeting, ministers endorsed agreements on security force training with Turkey and defence cooperation with Serbia, seemingly to frame the Russian pact as part of a range of defence engagements.