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Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?Photo: BBC World

Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger

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