Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the draft agreement between his country and Sudan for the establishment of a Russian naval base on the shores of the African country. The draft deal was announced last week and waited for the Russian leader’s stamp. The base will be Russia’s first ever full military presence in Africa and the second in the world, after Tartus in Syria. The future military facility will be built near Port Sudan, on the shores of the Red Sea. In 2017, deposed President Omar Bashir travelled to Moscow to seek Russia’s assistance to upgrade Sudanese armed forces.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 18, 2020 13:07 UTC