Putin Holds First-Ever Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 5:52 p.m.

In this segment, Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston to talk about first-ever Russia-Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia, the historical connections between the Soviet Union and African nations, if Russia can serve as a continental mediator in Africa, what African countries can gain from Russia, and what stronger ties between Africa and Russia will mean for US and Western imperialism.