With the heightening of the current geopolitics, many African governments have increasingly welcomed economic, diplomatic, and security ties with Russia. And noticeably, Russia’s engagements in Africa rely on irregular means to expand its influence—reliance on military offerings has often become prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent. Russia-Africa policy has come under serious debate, with researchers and analysts drawing out certain distinctive features since its first summit held in October 2019.  Here are key takeaways: *Russian–African talk still outruns money. Trade is ~$27bn vs. China’s ~$300bn and Europe’s ~$400bn….