European Union, Russia, SADC
Russia and the EU square off over influence in Gaborone

To cope with the growing international interest in the Southern African Development Community, where Russia has been building on Soviet-era ties, Vladimir Putin pulled out the big guns by appointing his main Africa expert, Andrey Kemarskiy, to the embassy in Gaborone. [...]
Published on 05.03.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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