The Kremlin publication comes as the Wagner Group abandoned the West African state.
Moscow explained that Russia is working to increase its economic and military relations in Africa.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on Monday that the presence of Russia in Africa was “growing”. West African’s geographical political vacuum is a part of the ongoing bid in Moscow, as the Western powers are retreated amidst the military riots in the region.
“We really intend to develop our dialogue with African countries, mainly focusing on economic and investment interaction,” Peskov told reporters.
“It corresponds to sensitive areas such as defense and safety,” he said.
West has seen the Russian growing security role in some parts of Africa, including Mali, the Republic of Central Africa and the Equatorial Guinea, and has been at the expense of the previous colonial energy France, their forces exited or expelled In recent years from several West African countries and the United States.
The recent reports of Kremlin have been found that the Russian paramilitary group is leaving Wagner Mali after the Russian paramilitary group Wagner helped the military fight against the armed groups.
Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary, said it would remain in the West African country as Wagner.
Mali, who ruled by the military government, which seized power in the revolts in 2020 and 2021, has not officially accepted Wagner’s presence, only demanding that it work with Russian instructors.
However, during the same period, the government broke the relationship with France and turned to Russia for political and military support.
Africa Corps Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigogen and Commander Dmitry Utkin were formed in June 2023 with the support of the Russian Defense Ministry after the failure of a failed rebellion against the Russian military leadership and two months later in a plane crash.
According to several telegram chats used by Russian mercenary soldiers seen by the Reuters News Agency, about 70 to 80 percent of Africa Corps are accompanied by former Wagner members.
Ulf Lusing, head of the Saheel program of the Konrad Adenour Foundation, said that changing Wagner with African Corps forces can change to training by fighting the Russian attention from the Malian army.
“Africa Corps has a lightweight footprint and is more focused on training, providing equipment and doing defense services. They ‘rombo-type’ will fight less than Wagner wage soldiers,” Lusing Associated Press News said.
