nostr:npub1mh5a6mhm4u78glqxhltq7uexv6kddphycthlguvn0ux8ch72tc8q6q233h It's very positive if the Africans could get something in return for their resources as opposed to only getting inundated in debts in payments for the vital resources they possess. Some bridges, roads maybe some electrical infrastructure. Even trains and railroads. It's only justice. I doubt the world can afford to pay them in full though even the Chinese and Russians.
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I doubt things will get a lot better for them on account of switching masters. Russia can't afford to be any nicer to them than the US can. Markets, nature, and geopolitics don't give out participation trophies.
Having contested territory MAY give them some small edge, but it is unlikely. What is more likely is that their territory will be "nominated" as a battlefield for a proxy war.