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Global Economic Power Shift: BRICS Emerges as a Counterweight to Western Control of the G20

Africa, BRICS, China, India, Latin America, Middle East, Russia, Trade

The leaders of the world’s major economies are gathering in South Africa for the G20 Summit between November 22–23, and they will find themselves at a crossroads confronting a global landscape more fractured, polarized, and competitive than at any time since the end of the Cold War. What was once conceived as a practical forum […]

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Africa

Russia-Togo Diplomatic Momentum Sets a New Course for Russia–Africa Economic Synergy

Africa, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The state visit of Togolese Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbéto Moscow on November 18-19 and his high-level talks with President Vladimir Putin on November 19 marks a defining moment in the evolution of Russia-Africa comprehensive economic relations. Far more than a diplomatic courtesy, the visit symbolizes a maturing partnership grounded in strategic trust, mutually beneficial economics,

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Togo

Russia, Togo Bilateral Relations: November 2025 Update

Africa, Russia, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Togolese Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbe in Moscow to discuss bilateral relations. The two announced the opening of respective embassies in Moscow and Lomé.  Gnassingbe’s trip occurs amid a gradual but steady development between Russia and numerous African countries. For Togo, this momentum began in June 2018 with

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Egypt

Russia To Provide Egypt with Long-Term Nuclear Power Support

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia will continue supporting its Egyptian partners throughout the life cycle of its nuclear project, including long-term supplies of reactor fuel and maintenance of the nuclear power plant, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ceremonial installation of the reactor vessel for the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, in which he took part via video

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Oman

Oman Makes Tracks To Join INSTC; Russia Views Overland Reach To Afghanistan and Shipping To Africa

Africa, Central Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Khusnullin, has been attending the Russia-Oman business forum held in Muscat and has provided updates on Oman becoming an additional destination on the southern part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). He stated that “We have a very interesting project with Oman in port infrastructure development. The connection between

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Signs Cooperation Agreement With Russia’s Wildberries E-Commerce Platform

Africa, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

The Wildberries & Russ joint venture (RWB LLC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH). The agreement provides for joint efforts to localize RWB products for the Ethiopian market, as well as partnership and support through investment and technology initiatives that promote e-commerce and infrastructure development in Ethiopia,

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Russia’s Developing Trade & Investment In Africa: Background and Current Status

Africa, Economy, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

By Charles van der Leeuw Russia’s return to serious trade and investment on the African continent only seriously took off almost three decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The legacy the USSR had left in Africa remained untouched by western powers for a long time, and when China, in 2014, announced its Belt

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Burkina Faso

Russia To Launch Engineering Education and Training In Burkina Faso

Africa, Exports, Trade

Russia is to launch a pilot engineering education program in Burkina Faso by late 2025, Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin announced on Thursday (October 30). He was speaking at the Russia-Africa Raw Materials Dialogue in St. Petersburg and said that the initiative is intended to build local technical capacity and support long-term energy sovereignty in

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Yemen

Russia, Yemen Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Economy, Energy, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, has met with Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen, and the head of the Southern Transitional Council, in Moscow.  The two sides discussed a broad range of issues concerning trade and economic cooperation. Novak stated that “Russia and the Republic of Yemen are connected

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