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A destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan is seen on April 17, 2025, after the Sudanese Armed Forces took control of the airport from the Rapid Support Forces. (Getty Images)
A destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan is seen on April 17, 2025, after the Sudanese Armed Forces took control of the airport from the Rapid Support Forces. (Getty Images)
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The New Scramble for Africa
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Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Nigerien Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Burkinabe Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré attend a joint press conference following a meeting with foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States in Moscow on April 3, 2025. (Pavel Bednyakov via Getty Images)
Nigerien Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Burkinabe Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré attend a joint press conference following a meeting with foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States in Moscow on April 3, 2025. (Pavel Bednyakov via Getty Images)
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The Rise of Russia’s African Empire
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Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Zineb Riboua
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