WorldCan Russia compete with the US, China and the EU in Africa?

Russian forces are present in several African countries, but Russian businesses have a much smaller footprint. At a Moscow summit, Vladimir Putin pledged to nearly double trade to more than $50bn and accused the West of trapping Africans in “debt bondage”, promising a fairer deal. Yet earlier trade goals remain unmet, and Russia trades less with all of Africa than it does with Belarus.