# Russia-Africa Summit: What are African nations gaining from closer ties with Moscow?

https://mins.news/en/video/119943

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-28 23:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O9ERmv1ii4

> African leaders are meeting in Moscow for the third Russia-Africa Summit as Russia’s military and economic influence grows across the continent. Security ties have deepened, but trade stands at $27bn, compared with China’s $348bn and the EU’s $402bn. Russian paramilitary forces have supported campaigns in Mali and the wider Sahel, and hundreds of African fighters have reportedly died fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

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