The most inconspicuous continent on the information map of the world is Africa. With her, everything seems to be clear in advance: almost universal poverty and no important news. But lately Africa has been in the spotlight.
A series of coups in which Moscow and the West suspect each other, fierce disputes over the grain deal, the activity of the Wagner PMCs. Well, in general, the continent is becoming more and more clearly a front of confrontation in a new cold (and sometimes hot) war with Europe and the United States.
Against this background, the question increasingly arises, what is Russia looking for in Africa — and can these investments pay off?