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Type: Briefing Note,
Country: Sudan,
Country: Madagascar,
Country: Russia
kennedy campbell
Type: Briefing Note,
Country: Sudan,
Country: Madagascar,
Country: Russia
kennedy campbell
Mapping Russian illicit finance in Africa: the cases of Sudan and Madagascar
This briefing note shows how Russian foreign policy in Africa facilitates illicit financial flows (IFF) into and out of the continent through two case studies. First, in Sudan, gold-mining ventures, supported by military investments, are being exploited by Russian and Sudanese political elites hit by Wester economic sanctions. Second, in Madagascar, Russian ‘political technologists’ influenced electoral processes by cultivating anti-Western sentiments and supporting Moscow-friendly candidates.
Catherine Owen
May 2022