PUTIN MEETS CHAD JUNTA LEADER AS RUSSIA COMPETES WITH FRANCE IN AFRICA
NEWS Desk Global
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby in the Kremlin, courting a country that had previously maintained a pro-Western policy and spurned Russia's recent outreach in Africa's Sahel region.
Russia has been moving to edge out the influence of France, the former colonial power in West Africa and the Sahel, and build ties with countries that have been roiled by a wave of coups since 2020.
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