Russia's Growing Presence in Africa: A Geostrategic Assessment

Abstract

ussia is expanding its presence in Africa. Although there is a growing mass of micro-level reporting on Russian activity on the continent, U.S. Air Forces Africa (AFAFRICA) has lacked an overall geostrategic picture of this activity and what it portends for the command's objectives in the region. The authors of this report provide such a picture and derive from it several implications for AFAFRICA's regional strategy.