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.
Djallil Lounnas, umushakashatsi muri kaminuza ya Al Akhawayn ya Maroc, yatangaje ko Moscou yagize uruhare "cyane cyane mu byahoze ari akarere k’Ubufaransa".