When Africa Is Just Around the Corner

... Foreign Ministry, announced Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was embarking on a new tour of Africa. During the week, the high-ranking Russian delegation paid a visit to several... ... Mali and Sudan were not invited (officially due to the suspended membership in the African Union). More telling, though, is that South Africa—alongside the Gambia, South... ... criticism against such plans. Second, Russia has indicated its willingness to invest in soft power instruments for promoting cooperation with countries on the African continent...