Russia is expanding military and military-technical cooperation with nearly all African countries, according to Anatoly Bashkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Sub-Saharan Africa Department. This collaboration is tailored to the financial and operational capabilities of each partner nation, regardless of their political affiliations.

• 01Anatoly Bashkin is the Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Sub-Saharan Africa Department.
• 02Military cooperation is being developed with virtually all countries in Africa.
• 03The collaboration varies based on the financial capabilities of the partner countries.
• 04Bashkin emphasized the difficulty of identifying specific countries due to the broad scope of cooperation.
• 05Political preferences of African nations do not hinder the development of military ties with Russia.