Forty-three African heads of state attended the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. They had high hopes that Russia would emerge as a new source of investment and trade for the continent. Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to double Russian trade with Africa in five years to US$40 billion.
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Thousands of Wagner troops have been operating in a few African countries. But with its leader in exile following a failed mutiny, the future of Russia's operations on the continent are weakening.