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Russia Pitching Advanced UAVs and Air Defences to Africa
Original: Russia’s Africa Arms Diplomacy: Advanced UAVs - Air Defence and the Contest for Military Sovereignty
Russia is promoting arms deals across Africa centred on advanced drones and air defence systems, framing the offers as support for African countries' military sovereignty. The approach forms part of Moscow's broader diplomacy on the continent, where arms sales, security partnerships and political influence are increasingly intertwined amid competition with Western powers for strategic footholds.
Why now: Ongoing contest between Russia and Western powers for influence in Africa through security and arms partnerships.
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- Russia’s Africa Arms Diplomacy: Advanced UAVs - Air Defence and the Contest for Military Sovereignty · debuglies.com
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