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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
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The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election. (Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, China, on September 5, 2024. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Russia's President Putin and Burkina Faso's interim military president Traoré can be seen together on a poster with the slogan "Support for the transition" in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on March 5, 2024. (Christina Peters/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Yemenis participate in a demonstration on August 23, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)
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Sudan Armed Forces leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets military personnel in Gedaref, Sudan, on April 10, 2024. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Garrett Exner
Adjunct Fellow
Joshua Meservey
Senior Fellow
Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
