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Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

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Security, Moscow's way into Africa

Russia's influence on the continent is spreading in step with rising instability in many African countries and tensions between France and many of its former colonies. This trend is bolstered by the presence of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group close to Vladimir Putin. Its mercenaries have intervened in Libya and Mozambique and are now offering their services in West and Central Africa. Driven by the Kremlin, Russia's security breakthrough in Africa is also backed by the defence ministry, serving Moscow's geopolitical interests, and paving the way for Russia to move into other fields on the continent. [...]

The European Union has announced its intention to re-open its delegation in Tripoli. But the form that this takes depends on Turkey and Russia's response to the American and European insistence that foreign troops leave Libyan territory. [...] (313 words)

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