Moscow has been active "especially in what has traditionally been France's zone of influence" in former colonies like CAR and Mali, said Djallil Lounnas, a researcher at Morocco's Al Akhawayn university. 
Dziko laMoscow lakhala lochitachita makamakamu malo omwe akhala odziwika kuti ndi dera lomwe dziko la France imatakataka ku mayiko omwe anatengedwa mbuyomu monga CAR, ndi Mali, anatero Djallil Lounnas, wochita kafukufuku ku sukulu ya ukachenjede ya ku Morroco yotchedwa  Al Akhawayn university.