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Featured September 25, 2024

Russia signs Strategic Satellite Agreements with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have agreed with Russia to acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites, in what is becoming a significant development in West Africa. According to Mali’s Finance Minister Aluseni Sanou, the telecoms vehicle is expected to provide television and radio broadcasting throughout the countries of the Sahel Alliance of States (ASG), internet and […]

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Featured September 25, 2024

Burkina Faso Interested In Joining BRICS

The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela has expressed an interest in joining BRICS. In a meeting with Russian Ambassador Igor Martynov in Ouagadougou on Monday (September 24), he said that “Membership of the BRICS group would make it possible to challenge the domination of the dollar and the euro, and […]

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September 25, 2024

Kazakh-Russia Direct Passenger Rail Services To Resume

Passenger train services between Karaganda in Kazakhstan and Moscow will resume on December 17, 2024, after being suspended since 2020 due to covid, Russian Railways has announced. They stated that “The passenger service between Karaganda and Moscow will be reopened. Starting December 17, 2024, international express train No. 83/84 on the Karaganda-Moscow route will operate […]

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September 23, 2024

Russia – Azerbaijan Overland Border Crossing Being Enlarged – Increases Throughput 12 Times

The overland Tagirkent-Kazmalyar checkpoint on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan is to be upgraded and expanded, with plans to increase its vehicle throughput by 12 times. The Tagirkent-Kazmalyar crossing is a priority development project as it is a key access along the International North-South Transportation Corridor, (INSTC) which connects Russia south to markets in […]

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September 22, 2024

Russia Publishes List of ‘Destructive Countries’ – With Their Nationals Eligible For Russian Residency

Moscow has listed 47 countries, including some from Asia, whose “destructive attitudes” contradict Russian values, opening the path for nationals of these nations to seek asylum in Russia if they so choose. This follows the signing of a Presidential decree last month allowing foreigners who disagree with the “neoliberal” agenda pushed by their own governments […]

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September 22, 2024

Russia Invests In Nigerian Steel Industry Revival  

A Russian consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian government to restart operations at Nigeria’s Ajaokuta Steel Plant. The plant, together with Nigeria’s  National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO), have been dormant for 42 years. The agreement was formalized during a recent visit to Moscow by Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Nigeria’s […]

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September 22, 2024

Indian Exporters To Get More Russia Agricultural Market Access

The Moscow World Food Trade Fair has been held this week, with senior officials from India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), part of the Indian Ministry of Commerce, has said that the Russian market offers opportunities for Indian exporters across a wide range of categories, including whole grains, pulses, millets, processed […]

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September 21, 2024

Russia To Assist Pakistan With Agricultural Productivity & Industrial Investments

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Aleksei Gruzdev, has been visiting Islamabad and holding meetings with his counterpart, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Pakistan’s Minister for Industries, Production, and National Food Security. The two officials discussed enhancing bilateral trade, with a focus on improving agricultural outputs. As a result, Russia has agreed to supply the latest […]

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