Russia returns to sub-Sahara Africa

When the Soviet Union collapsed, it left Africa (it was a hot proxy war between the US and the Soviets during the Cold war).

Now the Russians are returning via its largest private military company- the Wagner Group.

Moscow looms large in sub-Saharan Africa's Cold War history. Across the continent, the Soviet Union competed with the United States and its Western allies for influence in a series of long-running proxy battles. Russia's interest in sub-Saharan Africa waned, however, after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. The region may have lost much of its geopolitical significance in the intervening time, but as the Kremlin asserts its influence in more and more conflicts abroad, sub-Saharan Africa presents Russia another opportunity to extend its global reach — should it so desire.
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