#Russia in Africa
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-8f60b980bc4a637d7c3409f13eba48c0.jpg "Josephine Ngoya, 50, look at pictures of her son Erastus Mundia, who reportedly died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline after being recruited into the Russian military on February 27, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
![A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76 transport airplane flies above the countryside near the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on October 25, 2019. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76 transport airplane flies above the countryside near the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on October 25, 2019. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Europe Cut Its Russian Gas Dependence. Now Russia Is Targeting the Alternatives in Africa]( "Europe Cut Its Russian Gas Dependence. Now Russia Is Targeting the Alternatives in Africa")
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![Photo of Aliona Chudnovets]( "Photo of Aliona Chudnovets")
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Europe has largely achieved what once seemed impossible: reducing Russia’s share of EU gas imports from 45% to 13%. But diversification alone has not solved the problem of energy security. Europe’s search for new suppliers increasingly leads to Africa, where Russia is systematically trying to make precisely this alternative unviable.![Illustrative image. A Russian Air Force officer walks across the tarmac near a Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber aircraft, operated by the Russian Air Force, at Waterkloof air base in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, on October 23, 2019.]( "Illustrative image. A Russian Air Force officer walks across the tarmac near a Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber aircraft, operated by the Russian Air Force, at Waterkloof air base in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, on October 23, 2019.")
![Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle in Mali, July 2026. (Source: ORTM1)]( "Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle in Mali, July 2026. (Source: ORTM1)")
![A man walks past a structure damaged in a drone attack allegedly carried out by the Malian army near the Algerian border in Talhandak on July 8, 2026. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A man walks past a structure damaged in a drone attack allegedly carried out by the Malian army near the Algerian border in Talhandak on July 8, 2026. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)")
![South African men allegedly deceived into fighting for Russia arrive in Durban on February 25, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "South African men allegedly deceived into fighting for Russia arrive in Durban on February 25, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
-92ecbb2b41f23705e2667acbfda7f06d.jpg "Photo of Aliona Chudnovets")
