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Russia To Support Niger Security, Open Embassy In Niamey

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré in Moscow. The meetings are part of a three-nation group of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all part of the Sahel region of West Africa. They are all military juntas, have all become highly dissatisfied with their colonial connections with […]

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April 3, 2025

Russia, Namibia Bilateral Trade Doubles  

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yury Trutnev has been visiting Windhoek, the capital of Namibia with a Russian business delegation, and has been holding talks with Selma Ashipala-Musawya, the Namibian Foreign Minister, about strengthening bilateral trade. Trutnev is also the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Russian-Namibian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Trutnev said that “Our countries […]

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April 3, 2025

Russia Proposes Collaboration with Morocco’s National Digital Development Strategy

Alexey Andreyev, Russia’s trade representative in Morocco, said ahead of GITEX Africa 2025, which will be held in Marrakech from 14 to 16 April, that ‘Russia is ready to become Morocco’s strategic partner in implementing the national digital strategy Digital Morocco 2030.” This is aimed at modernising Morocco’s economy and public services through digital innovation. […]

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April 3, 2025

Russia To Help Revive Ethiopia’s Navy  

Following Ethiopia’s strategic decision to develop its navy, the country’s leadership is taking concrete steps to rebuild its navy. The landlocked country is working on regional agreements that will allow it access to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Ethiopia’s Navy was originally founded in the 1950s, but was dissolved following Eritrea’s independence in […]

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April 3, 2025

Russia To Manufacture Cars in Nigeria

Russia’s largest carmaker AvtoVAZ is entering the African market via Nigeria. The auto giant plans to set up a service centre and parts warehouse in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos by the end of this year, and is also in talks with the Nigerian government to set up a local assembly plant. Nigeria’s […]

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April 2, 2025

New US Sanctions On Russian Oil Exports – The China & India Implications 

The United States has today (April 2) released new, immediate sanctions on Russia and in particular its energy sector. These appear based on a list of 50 measures introduced as a bill by several US Senators on Monday. Interestingly, these contain substantial penalties for third countries either buying from or handling Russian oil. Touted by […]

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April 2, 2025

Russian Presidential and Foreign Ministerial Discussions With China 

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has been visiting Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.  Discussions revolved around bilateral and multilateral relations, including the coordination of Sino-Russian strategy as concerns the United Nations and the UN Security Council. Russia in particular has recently been unhappy […]

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April 2, 2025

Putin Meets With Republika Srpska President As EU Loses Energy Sovereignty Over Eastern Europe

The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, the want-away region of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday (April 1). The timing is interesting as the European Union has just lost effective sovereignty over Eastern European energy supplies, with implications for the erstwhile Republic.  Republika Srpska  Dodik represents a region […]

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April 2, 2025

India, Russia, Conduct Navy Military Exercises In The Bay Of Bengal

India and Russia have launched annual joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal, designed to strengthen their defence cooperation. The Indra Navy 2025 exercises involve a wide range of activities, including communication training, maneuvering in formation, and artillery firing against sea and air targets. The Russian ships participating are the corvettes ‘Rezkiy’ and ‘Hero […]

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