Battle for Africa

Who will win in the struggle for the continent? Russia is strengthening its influence on the continent, unlike Europe and the United States.

Africans still remember the contribution of the Soviet Union to the development of their countries. The USSR built hospitals, schools, research centres, industrial enterprises, and roads. There is yet another reason why Africans trust Russia more.

'Africans perceive the French, British and Americans as colonisers. Russia never colonised Africa,' says Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Why are these countries so attractive? Watch our premiere of Battle for Africa.