Africa

Meat

Russian Meat Exports Up 10.6% In 2025

Africa, Agriculture, Central Asia, China, Exports, Russian Market

Russia exported over 911,000 tonnes of meat and meat products in 2025, up 10.6% year-on-year, according to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said, citing data from the Veterinary Information System (FGIS VetIS). Exports of poultry meat and edible offal increased 7.2% to 409,500 tonnes from 382,100 tonnes in 2024. The main […]

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Sudan

Russian Agricultural Exports To Sudan Increase 2.3 Times

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Russian Market

Russia increased agricultural exports to Sudan approximately 2.3-fold in value and weight terms to 1.7 million tonnes worth US$410 million in 2025, the Agroexport Federal Centre has said. Revenue from wheat exports made up most of the value at over US$408 million. Russia also supplied Sudan with yeast for over US$570,000 and flour for over

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia – 2025 Website Coverage & Results

Africa, China, Europe, India, Investment, Latin America, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia now enters its third full year of operations and has over the past months and years developed into a primary source of non-partisan, data-based commentary about what we see as the largest geopolitical shift in Eurasia for 800 years – Russia’s Pivot to Asia and the Global South. A question often

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The Bipolar World

The Emergence Of The Bipolar World

Africa, Asia, China, Europe, India, Russian Market, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The unprovoked United States attacks on Venezuela – in which 40 Venezuelans are estimated to have died in the kidnapping and removal to the United States of the Venezuelan president—have been followed through with what appears could now be a civil war breaking out in the country. Meanwhile, US President Trump has issued ‘warnings’ to

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Zambia

Russia-Zambia Bilateral Relations: December 2025 Update

Africa, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

Zambia views its relations with Russia as a “strategic partnership,” with cooperation already advancing in education, energy, and trade, Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe has said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa Ministerial Conference in Cairo. Haimbe also said that more than 600 Zambian students are currently studying in Russia, many of

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Botswana

Russia-Botwana Bilateral Relations – December 2025 Update

Africa, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

Botswana is determined to strengthen ties with Russia across strategic sectors including mining, infrastructure, renewable energy, and education, its Foreign Minister Phenyo Butale has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa ministerial conference in Cairo, Butale noted that only 30% of Botswana’s territory has been geologically explored. “We have capacity in rare earth

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Russia-Africa Ministerial Conference in Cairo Reinforces Economic Ties: Analysis

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum was held In Cairo on December 19-20, 2025, and convened ministers of foreign affairs, heads of regional economic blocs, and senior officials from more than 50 African nations to advance cooperation in trade, economic ties, investment, and connectivity with Russia. Hosting this event in Africa marks

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Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council: Unlocking the Next Frontier of Trade and Investment

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Infrastructure

As 2025 draws to a close, the strategic trade and economic exchanges between Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have reached unprecedented depth and vibrancy. What began as periodic high-level consultations has matured into a multifaceted, mutually beneficial partnership rooted in macroeconomic complementarity, robust commercial cooperation, infrastructure connectivity, and shared interests in shaping a

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Eurasian Economic Union “Should Include New African & Asian Partners”—Belarus Prime Minister

Africa, Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should focus on advancing on its external contour and form a list of new partners, Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has advised, stating, “Currently the EAEU is facing the task of forming a list of new partners. I think this work should emphasize the friendly Asian and African countries whose

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US National Security

The United States ‘National Security Strategy’ and Impact on Russia in the Global South

Africa, Asia, China, India, Latin America, Middle East, Russian Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The United States 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) has just been released, with responses ranging from political shock and disbelief to celebratory approval, depending on where you’re positioned on the branches of the global geopolitical tree. Its format is closer to a sales prospectus than most US official government-supported documents, resulting in the feel of

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