 Uganda may send its soldiers to Russia for protecting Putin. General Mahuzy, Kainerugaba, the son of the Ugandan president, said he is ready to send soldiers to Moscow if it is threatened by imperialists. Kainerugaba wrote it on Twitter. Call me a Putinist if you will, but we, Uganda, shall send soldiers to defend Moscow if it's ever threatened by the imperialists. Kainerugaba said Russia is trying to strengthen its influence in the poor countries of Africa in order to actually open a second front there to oppose the West. While the focus remains on Ukraine following Moscow's invasion, Africa has, for some time, been a second front in Putin's confrontation with the West and cannot be ignored. Russia is reviving Soviet-era ties with African states to extract resources from the region and, in exchange, become a security provider. Putin now appears to consider Africa an arena of his imperialist ambition and hopes to lure the continent away from Western influence. With the US and French military draw down in Africa, Russia is looking to prove itself as an alternative.