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Russia – Central African Republic 2025 Trade Investment and Geopolitical Relations

Update: January 17Russia and the CAR have signed a memorandum to enhance cooperation in agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced. The agreement, signed by Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and CAR’s Agriculture Minister Gismala Hamza, focuses on strengthening trade, economic, and scientific collaboration. Discussions during the meeting included expanding bilateral trade and cooperation […]

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Uganda: BRICS Is Transformative For New Members, Boosts Investment and Innovation

Africa, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

Uganda’s Foreign Minister, John Mulimba, has highlighted the transformative potential of BRICS membership as part of the countries development strategy. Uganda officially became a BRICS partner state on January 1. Speaking during an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency, Mulimba stated during 2025, Uganda’s BRICS partnership would help unlock investment opportunities and deepen ties with

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Russia Donates 1,600 Tonnes of Grain to Ethiopia

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, Security

The Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa has announced that Russia has donated more than 1,600 tonnes of grain to Ethiopia as part of its ongoing food aid initiative. The donation aims to support refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where severe financial shortages have left many in need. The Embassy stated that funding shortages have severely

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What To Expect From BRICS 2025?

Africa, Brazil, China, Economy, India, Latin America, Middle East, Regulatory, Trade

Brazil has just become the new Chair of the BRICS group, taking over from Russia. The 2025 BRICS summit can be expected to be held in Rio de Janeiro, where the G20 also met just a few months ago, ensuring Brazil retains a global focus of key economic participants. Many in Brazil already regard the

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Nine New BRICS Partner Countries From January 1, Four Pending, and 24 Applications

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Latin America, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Nine countries will officially join BRICS as partner states in January, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has said, adding that the economic group is open to like-minded partners. The new “Partner Country” status was approved at the BRICS summit in Kazan in October, after more than 30 countries applied to join the organization. Partner country

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Russia, Sudan To Sign Multiple Oil Exploration Deals

Africa, Energy, Investment, Middle East, Security

Russian oil companies have finalized numerous oil exploration agreements with Sudan, including industrial and commercial deals. “There are 22 separate (oil) fields in Sudan, more than 70% of which are located in safe areas, in the north, in the east, in Khartoum and north of it. Most are in safe areas, and Russian companies, anmely

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Russia Wants To Upgrade Port Sudan Base

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Middle East, Security

Russia is set to further develop and expand the small but already growing role of Port Sudan in Russia’s Red Sea logistics network and strategic objectives. Egypt, Ethiopia and Iran are full BRICS members and utilise the Suez Canal, while Algeria and other Russian allies are also dependent upon the Red Sea region. Sudan however

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Russia Relocating Syrian Military Assets To Libya

Africa, Energy, Middle East, Security

Russia will likely turn to Libya to mitigate its reliance on or replace its Syrian bases for its military logistics and objectives to project power into the Mediterranean, according to the US based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Libya is the only country with a Russian military presence in Africa that Russian cargo

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Russia’s 2024 Wheat Exports To Africa Up 35%

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, Trade

Russia has increased its exports of wheat to Africa by 35% in 10M this year, reaching over 21 million tonnes, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center. Egypt, Algeria, and Kenya were the main importers of Russian wheat in Africa, but supplies also increased 6-fold to Morocco, and by 3.7 times to Nigeria. Of

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Russia Launches Shipping Service Between Novorossiysk and Mombasa

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has established a marine container service between Novorossiysk and the Kenyan port of Mombasa on the East African coast. The first consignment of FESCO containers is already being loaded in Mombasa to ship Kenyan tea to Russia. The overall transit time between Mombasa and Novorossiysk is around 43 days. The bulk

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