Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) leans over to speak with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit (Source: EPA- EFE) The Russia-Africa Summit: Soviet Mistakes and Fresh Challenges Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 16 Issue: 149 By: Sergey Sukhankin (https://jamestown.org/analyst/sergey-sukhankin/) October 28, 2019 05:57 PM Age: 24 mins The Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum, held in Sochi on October 23–24, is the first regional event of such magnitude ever hosted by the Russian Federation. While the main goals set forth by the Kremlin were political and economic (e.g., to double the current volume of Russian trade with African states) (Rossiiskaya Gazeta, October 22), the dominant leitmotif of the event was to rectify “the post-1991 mistakes” of Russian policies toward Africa. (https://jamestown.org/) Search ..