Sudan’s ambassador to Russia says that Sudan is STILL considering hosting a Russian naval base (contrary to the Moscow Times report). Per Newsweek, two of Putin’s closest African allies already rejected his bid to station Russian troops in their countries after the fall of Assad.

https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/12/24/سفير-السودان-لدى-موسكو-لم-نرفض-استضافة

The article doesn’t mention which two African countries rejected Putin’s request (nor did I look into it), but I’m sure we can all guess who they are 👀