Russia says it plans to boost economic and military cooperation with Africa

Russia is stepping up cooperation with African countries, including in defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. 

“We really intend to comprehensively develop our interaction with African countries, focusing primarily on economic and investment interaction”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

“This also corresponds to and extends to such sensitive areas as defence and security. In this regard, Russia will also continue…