Russia has reached an agreement with Sudan to establish its first-ever naval base in Africa, giving Moscow strategic access to the Red Sea, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef announced during a visit to Moscow on February 12.

Having redeployed some soldiers previously stationed in Syria to Libya, the Russian army and its military-political entity Africa Corps are increasing their presence further south. Using eyewitness accounts and satellite images,

Russia and Sudan reached an agreement on Moscow establishing a naval base on the Red Sea nation’s coast, Tass said, citing the North African country’s foreign minister.