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.
IMoscow ibisebenza “ingakumbi kwindawo ebikade inempembelelo zaseFrance” kwiindawo ezazisakuba yimihlaba yabo ezifana neCAR neMali, utshilo uDjallil Lounnas, umphandi kwiyunivesithi yase-Al Akhawayn yaseMorocco.