Russia’s Policy in Africa: A Geographic Dilemma

... political dynamics and competition with other external players, which only partly affects Turkey and China. Accordingly, projects in energy, agriculture and water management, mining of gold and rare metals, transport and logistics have the potential to bring ... ... balance in Africa, overcoming one-sided dependence on former colonial powers and Western financial institutions. Projects in East Africa can do nothing of the kind, as the subregion is far more integrated into the networks of global economic interdependence....