Russia in Africa: What is Putin hoping to achieve?

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Russia has announced an effort to reassert its presence in Africa amid worsening relations with Western countries following its invasion of Ukraine. The article examines what Moscow hopes to gain and what its return to the continent has achieved so far.

Following its invasion of Ukraine and the resulting rift with the West, Russia has declared that it intends to make a "historic return" to Africa. What have we seen of this so far?