--- title: "Moscow is seeking to expand its reach on both sides of the regional divide as Sahel-based Islamist… — africaintel — DecisionGateway" description: "statement by africaintel, recorded recently — verbatim quote and source citation." canonical_url: "https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc4e-7143-7f60-a304-9fc9b2a601a1" meta: "og:description": "statement by africaintel, recorded recently — verbatim quote and source citation." "og:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" "og:image:alt": "White network of connected nodes crossed by a timeline on black" "og:image:height": "1024" "og:image:width": "1024" "og:title": "Moscow is seeking to expand its reach on both sides of the regional divide as Sahel-based Islamist… — africaintel — DecisionGateway" "twitter:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://dgw.tmarket.io/llms.txt) statement # **Moscow is seeking to expand its reach on both sides of the regional divide as Sahel-based Islamist insurgents gain territory and increase pressure on neighbouring states.** A statement by [**africaintel**](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cc4d-01cb-7de6-992c-f636c9593825). Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway. > *Moscow is seeking to expand its reach on both sides of the regional divide as Sahel-based Islamist insurgents gain territory and increase pressure on neighbouring states* africaintelPublished 2026-11-01 [ Read source](https://t.me/africaintel/15839) [**africaintel dossier **](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cc4d-01cb-7de6-992c-f636c9593825) ## **Related claims** [**Moscow is aware of Western countries' intentions to impose a blockade against Kaliningrad, the strategic Russian enclave in the Baltic.**rtnoticias · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c6de-6636-75d0-82d1-3fd53c9b09f2) [**Moscow says it wants to discuss mechanisms for preventing threats and strengthening regional stability.**Moscow · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cd29-5f72-712c-a1fd-c9680fe1aa71) [**Moscow is informed about the West's plans to blockade the Kaliningrad region.**Sergej Rjabkow · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cd6c-b077-7492-adb2-d7884b8d9c8c) [**Russia is widening its regional engagement beyond the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger that have already received Russian arms.**Russia · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc4e-7129-7da0-8ff1-e0816ab4c9eb) [**The full-scale war was triggered by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.**France24\_en · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c7a4-fd24-718e-afe0-c67b4cd4bf52) [**Moscow plans to address security issues and its main concerns regarding the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.**Moscú · commitment](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c849-3e83-76be-94f7-e942ab21e142) ## **More claims by africaintel** [**Teganya was convicted on April 5, 2019 on two counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury in Boston, Massachusetts.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d352-38b5-719f-9684-8def9a0fc9c7) [**Teganya was sentenced in the US to 97 months in federal prison on July 1, 2019.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d352-38aa-7be9-9d63-fd235c8051dc) [**Teganya was handed over to Rwandan authorities at Kigali International Airport on Monday evening and was subsequently arrested.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d352-389b-7731-a1db-8a93f15f9571) [**The United States deported Jean Léonard Teganya to Kigali on November 9.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d352-388f-7197-9369-e59eba49663a) [**Authorities did not say whether the group intended to fight for Russia or Ukraine, or identify the networks allegedly facilitating their travel.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc5f-38a4-7ede-9ad0-0c871afc7eaa) [All claims by africaintel](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims?claimant_id=01a1cc4d-01cb-7de6-992c-f636c9593825) [All claims](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://dgw.tmarket.io/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Decisions, events and falsifiable forecasts from 3,000+ Telegram channels — every claim cited. 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