Juntas for Moscow, democrats for Kyiv. How Ukraine competes for influence in Africa

On December 23, the summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) confederation concluded in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Based on its results, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine concluded that the Kremlin is increasing investments in African regimes of situational loyalty.

For the third year in a row, Kyiv has been trying to compete with Russia for influence in Africa, focusing on completely different states. LIGA.net was figuring out who had better prospects in the competition, the victory of which was needed by both.