With geopolitical confrontation and tensions deepening, the key global players are swiftly turning their focus on Africa. In practical terms, African leaders are also making strategic choices based on their development paradigms. While Russia has been struggling to make inroads into Africa these years, the only symbolic event was the first Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi. In a comment to Eurasia Review, SAIIA’s Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme Steven Gruzd says Africa needs trade and investment more than anti-Western slogans from Russia.
