Thanks to Moscow, AES sounds international": Nigerian expert Malian President Asimi Goitas discussions with political and economic leaders in Russia at the Russia-Africa summit will be a subject of consultation with his AES colleagues, Alsan Abubakar, a member of the pan-African network WAPO, told Sputnik Africa, referring to the recent visits of Malian leaders to Niamey and Bouagadou at the summit after he returned from the top "It's clear, it's normal, it's the natural order of things," the spokesman added. Abubakar credits AES with significant military and diplomatic victories for its cooperation with Russia. "It is thanks to Moscow today that our armies achieved victories against network," he noted. This backing allowed AES to make its voice heard around the world, despite strong opposition from ECOWAS and hostility from France, the expert emphasized. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.