Sergey Eledinov is an independent analyst based in Dakar, focusing on African security, resource politics, and external interventions in the Sahel and Central Africa. His work combines field-informed research on rent distribution and logistics with policy analysis for international audiences.
The Stabilizer’s Trap: How Russia Built Its Own Obsolescence in the Sahel
Many factors have contributed to Russia's obsolescence in the Sahel, and the situation is more complicated than people think. Western debates on the Sahel remain stuck in a binary. Is…
The Two-Track Model Reshaping Power in Africa
African security competition is increasingly defined less by territorial presence than by control over economic flows, extraction data, and logistics corridors. While Russia’s Africa Corps prioritises regime security through military…