In addition, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and Colonel-General Yunus-Beck Yevkurov met with the representative of the Chad Dago Yakub cooperation and regional safety. Analysts have noted that Russia probably wants to expand its participation and influence on authoritarian regimes in Western and Central Africa, including focusing on former French colonies in Sachel-Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger.
Ultimately, to put the conditions for expanding the operations of the African Corps in Chad, taking into account the meeting of the Russian-Chadian government on January 24, "-analysts said.
Also, the African Corps, which is under the control of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, argued that one hundred Russian soldiers would perform the protection of the executive power and carry out anti-terrorist operations in Burkina-Faso, while another 200 employees will arrive in the country in the near future. Recall that analysts of the Institute of War Study in the report for January 17 said that the Kremlin continues to expand the influence in Africa.
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