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Rosatom Poised For Two Nuclear Power Plant Deals With Niger

Africa, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure

Niger’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Ousmane Abarchi, has announced plans to build two Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in partnership with Russian state energy corporation Rosatom, a project he said is “very important for the entire African continent.” Abarchi, who was speaking at the Global Atomic Forum in Moscow on Thursday (September 25), said the […]

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Russia, Egypt, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update 

Africa, Agriculture, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Badr Abdelatty, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The discussion addressed key issues pertinent to the further strengthening of Russian-Egyptian relations. Particular attention was devoted to preparations for the inaugural Russia-Arab Summit

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Russia, Morocco, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation of Morocco on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the conversation, they addressed several bilateral issues, including the scheduling of upcoming multilateral meetings. The two sides reaffirmed

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Russia, Syria, Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update 

Energy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Asaad al-Shaibani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic in New York, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The discussion focused on practical steps to develop many-faceted bilateral cooperation, building on the outcomes of recent

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Russia, Iraq Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Fuad Hussein, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pressing matters of Russian-Iraqi relations, and reiterated their mutual commitment to deepening the political dialogue and expanding mutually beneficial

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Russia, South Sudan Bilateral Relations: 2025 Update 

Africa, Investment, Security, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Semaya Kumba, the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Sudan, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including key areas for further development of Russia–South Sudan collaboration, deepening political dialogue, and strengthening

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Russia, Pacific Small Island Developing States Multilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Agriculture, ASEAN, Asia, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the multilateral group ‘Pacific Small Island Developing States’ (PSIDS), a dialogue mechanism that Lavrov has stated “has unequivocally established itself as a highly sought-after and effective platform for exchanging views, both on areas of bilateral collaboration and on pressing issues of regional and global agendas.” The

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Russia, Sahel States Diplomatic Relations: September 2025 Updates

Africa, Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the Foreign Ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), namely Abdoulaye Diop (Mali), Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré (Burkina Faso), and Yaou Sangaré Bakary (Niger).  The AES (Alliance des États du Sahel) is a confederation formed between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso in the Sahel region of

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Russia, Dominican Republic Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Updates

Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Latin America, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Roberto Alvarez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. They discussed key aspects of bilateral collaboration across political, trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian spheres. Both parties acknowledged a mutual interest in further

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