Russian interests in Africa: what the Kremlin is trying to achieve Africa has become one of the priority directions of the Kremlin's foreign policy after the invasion of Ukraine and the break with the West. The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the increasingly frequent visits of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the African continent a "historical repetition". What does Moscow want?

Russian interests in Africa: what the Kremlin is trying to achieve Africa has become one of the priority directions of the Kremlin's foreign policy after the invasion of Ukraine and the break with the West. The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the increasingly frequent visits of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the African continent a "historical repetition". What does Moscow want?