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Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa

news.yahoo.com Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby in the Kremlin, courting a country that had previously maintained a pro-Western policy and spurned Russia's recent outreach in Africa's Sahel region. Russia has been moving to edge out the influence of France, the ...

Putin meets Chad junta leader as Russia competes with France in Africa
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