How Russia Is Reshaping the Sahel

March 2025

Past Event

How Russia Is Reshaping the Sahel

Past Event

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March 07, 2025

Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of Russia, and Abdoulaye Diop, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of Mali, hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on February 28, 2024. (Getty Images)

March 2025

Past Event

Speakers:

Ulf Laessing

Director, Regional Sahel Program, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

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The Sahel is quickly becoming an important battleground in a high-stakes geopolitical contest—and Russia is making bold moves. From military entanglements to economic footholds and disinformation campaigns, Moscow’s expanding influence is upending old alliances and forcing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Western governments to rethink their strategies.

Join Research Fellow Zineb Riboua as she interviews Mali-based expert Ulf Laessing, director of the Regional Sahel Program at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, for a discussion on the shifting power dynamics in the Sahel.

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