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Russia’s Activities in Africa’s Information Environment. Case Studies: Mali and Central African Republic
Russia’s Activities in Africa’s Information Environment. Case Studies: Mali and Central African Republic

Author(s): Karel Svoboda, Paula-Charlotte Matlach, Zack Baddorf
Contributor(s): Tomass Pildegovičs (Editor), Kristina Van Sant (Editor), Monika Hanley (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Political Theory, Sociology, International relations/trade, Politics and communication, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Geopolitics
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Russia; activities in Africa; information environment; Mali; Central African republic; Russia’s strategies in Africa;
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on Russia’s strategies in Africa. The first ever Russia-Africa summit, co-hosted in October 2019 by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Sochi, was presented by both Russian and international media as a milestone in Russia’s return to the African continent. Leaders and delegations of the vast majority of African states met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and other Russian representatives to discuss possible projects of cooperation between their respective countries. The summit ranked among the largest of recent Africa-partner summits (EU-Africa, China-Africa, US-Africa, and Japan-Africa). For example, Russia was able to welcome more state delegations than the US at their summit. The declared initiatives of cooperation appeared impressive, ranging from nuclear energy, oil and gas, to automobile production and financial loans for various fields. This meeting sparked numerous claims by both Western and Russian media that Russia is a key player in the region. There are plans for organizing another summit in 2022.

  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-9934-564-96-3
  • Page Count: 35
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Language: English