"I think clearly that the aspect of military technical cooperation with Russia that most African countries have benefited from include the supply and even on many occasions donation of needed weapons, munitions, spares for aircraft and tanks, as well as training of personnel to operate and to maintain the various military equipment," he says.
“Russia appears to be seeking support for its vision of a multipolar world as opposed to a unipolar and bipolar world. So, I will say that I am judging from the contents of military technical cooperation of Russia and some African countries. Russia's approach to military cooperation with African countries tends to be offering equal partnerships with African countries, as opposed to a seeming neocolonial relationship, which no sovereign country really wants,” the retired military official stresses.
“There have been challenges with the old order, if for lack of a better word, if you like me to say that, because there are a lot of unresolved issues in the WTO. There are a lot of unresolved issues within the UN Security Council or security architecture and I think many of these third-world countries, particularly the countries south of the Sahara, are beginning to seek new allies,” the researcher says.