This fact sheet looks at Russia's growing involvement in the Sahel, particularly in the context of the wave of coups d'état affecting the region since the early 2020s. It describes the method used by the Russian state to gradually interfere in local dynamics, analyses the reasons for this involvement, which is the antithesis of that of Western states, and then concludes with a look at the prospects for the sustainability of Russian interventions in the Sahel.
