In Africa "there is a convergence of many states' interests, including China's," Alexey Mukhin of the Moscow-based Centre for Political Information told AFP.
Alexey Mukhin wo mu kigo gishinzwe amakuru ya politiki i Moscou yabwiye ibiro ntaramakuru by'Abafaransa ati: "Muri Afurika" hari ihuriro ry' ibihugu byinshi’i z’ibihugu byinshi rigamije iterambere  harimo n’Ubushinwa. "