Military Support of the Regime in Madagascar
Serving Objective 16: Entrenching Russian influence in sub-Saharan Africa
14 Jan 2026. Madagascar’s regime announces that “Russian military personnel have arrived in Madagascar to train units of the Malagasy Armed Forces in the use of new military equipment supplied by Russia.”
https://midi-madagasikara.mg/cooperation-militaire-des-instructeurs-russes-a-antananarivo/
Naval Cooperation with China in the Indian Ocean Basin
Serving Objective 20: Alignment with China
9 Jan 2026. The Russian navy launches week-long joint exercises, hosted by South Africa in its waters, with the navies of China and Iran. The drills are “led by China.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wxezynk2o
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