‘New Cold War’: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa

[rebewranger]

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa
By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
yesterday
 
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emmanuel Macron are each visiting several African countries this week. Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, went to Kenya and Somalia last week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will go to Ghana and Uganda next week.

“It’s like a new Cold War is playing out in Africa, where the rival sides are trying to gain influence,” said William Gumede, director of Democracy Works, a foundation promoting good governance.

https://apnews.com/article/new-cold-war-africa-2835929157959a9ef276290c8c9ecfa1

[Smokin Joe]

China is already heavily invested in looting African mineral resources, so I wonder who is going to have how much influence there. Of course, the Russians may be setting up deals to deliver stolen Ukrainian grain, too...