Russia-Africa trade reached US$35 billion in 2025 with Russian exports including grain, dairy, and poultry exports, while African agricultural imports (coffee, fruit) to Russia also surged. Key areas include agricultural goods, military contracts, and nuclear energy, with Russia actively reducing trade barriers and diversifying into the processed foods and high-tech sectors. We cover Russia-Africa trade, investment, and market entry opportunities and provide your guide to navigating the commercial landscape and forging strategic partnerships for growth in Africa’s emerging markets.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
After completion of the planned scientific research work in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of several Northwest African countries, the Russian Scientific Research Vessel (NIS) STM Atlantis has completed a voyage to the southwestern Indian Ocean to continue work in Mozambique’s EEZ, according to the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO). An Exclusive […]
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The Comoros has agreed to the establishment of a Russian diplomatic mission in its capital, Moroni, according to its Foreign Ministry. The Comorian government has welcomed the move as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations with Moscow, according to a letter addressed to the Russian mission in neighboring Madagascar. The letter stated “The government of […]
Update: March 26 Both Russia, the United States and Ukraine have made announcements concerning a Black Sea agreement, which confirm our evaluations below – the primary issue is the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which in order to progress must involve a ceasefire in order to allow Russian and Ukrainian shipping access to […]
The Russian government has submitted an intergovernmental agreement with the Republic of the Congo on cooperation on the construction of the Pointe-Noire – Loutete – Moluko – Tresho oil product pipeline in the Congo to the Russian State Duma for ratification. The agreement (No. 870793-8), which was signed in Moscow on September 28, 2024, has […]
Inter RAO Export Project Management (a division of Inter RAO) plans to develop a project for the construction of the Kiwira thermal power plant (TPP) in Tanzania. The approximate cost is US$1.6 million. In 2025, only the development of the feasibility study is planned, including the contracting of an appropriate subcontractor from the Russian side. […]
Russia has begun exporting beet pulp (a byproduct of sugar beet processing) to Egypt for the first time. More than 6,500 tonnes of the product were shipped in January, according to Russia’s Agroexport center. Morocco is the largest global buyer of Russian beet pulp, with exports to the country increasing six-fold in January to more […]
This unique and brand new 2025 Guide includes Russia’s trade, investment and development status with Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. West Africa is a diverse region, with a considerable European colonial past and some regional conflicts, especially in the […]
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