Despite the recent surge of Russian activity in the Sahel—the arrival of Russian troops in Niger in April, the presence of Africa Corps mercenaries in Burkina Faso (largely absorbing Wagner Group operations), and the continued activities of Russian mercenaries in Mali, the Central African Republic (CAR), and elsewhere—some analysts have argued that Russia lacks a coherent strategy on the continent and that its threats to the continent are overblown.
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