#Russia in Africa
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![A flare stack and water collection tanks at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, on October 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A flare stack and water collection tanks at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, on October 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia’s Military Is Expanding Across Africa. Suspiciously, So Is Its Church]( "Russia’s Military Is Expanding Across Africa. Suspiciously, So Is Its Church")
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Russia’s Orthodox Church has grown to around 350 parishes across Africa in just four years. Now, as questions mount over its links to Moscow’s military presence, the Church insists: “We don’t recruit Africans for military service.”![A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.]( "A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.")
![Russian Wagner mercenary alongside local forces in Africa. Illustrative image. (Photo: Open source)]( "Russian Wagner mercenary alongside local forces in Africa. Illustrative image. (Photo: Open source)")
![Facebook ad posing as a movie casting call seeking African male actors. (Source: Code for Africa)]( "Facebook ad posing as a movie casting call seeking African male actors. (Source: Code for Africa)")
![Russian Molniya drone in Mali in September 2026. (Source: Alerte Sahel)]( "Russian Molniya drone in Mali in September 2026. (Source: Alerte Sahel)")
-a0d157e1f6f04033b54a1b71f05dabe3.jpg "Russia’s Military Is Expanding Across Africa. Suspiciously, So Is Its Church")
