Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, has been in discussions with Captain Ibrahim Traore, the Burkina Faso leader who took power in the country following a 2022 military coup. Meetings took place in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou late on Tuesday (June 4). Diplomatic relations were established between the two countries in 1967, but Russia […]
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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov is expected in Chad this week as part of a 2024 African diplomatic tour. Lavrov is scheduled to meet with Mahamat Idriss Deby, the new President, who was sworn in on May 23 following his victory in the May 6 elections. This moment marked the country’s formal return to
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in the Republic of Congo, where he will hold meetings with Sassou Nguessou, the President along with other leaders. Discussions are being held in Oyo city. This year marks the 60th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Republic of Congo, while Nguessou
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Guinea, West Africa, where he will begin a new African tour. Lavrov is scheduled to meet with Mamady Doumbouya, the interim President since 2021. He came to power after a military coup, in similar circumstances to other recent activities in what were previously French colonies. Meetings will
The wind energy division of Russia’s energy giant Rosatom, NovaWind, has begun construction of a 200 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Mali, according to Bintu Kamara, Mali’s Energy and Water Resources Minister. The US$217 million project will increase electricity production in Mali by 10%. The facility, which will extend over 314 hectares of land
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The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing updates for what will be a national directive under the banner “International Cooperation and Export” where the main emphasis will be on the reorientation of non-resource, non-energy exports to countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The updated national project will be operational until 2030
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Russia plans to open embassies in Sierra Leone, Niger, and South Sudan soon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a reception of the upcoming Africa Day at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday (May 23). The Russian embassy to Burkina Faso resumed its operations last December. We describe the basic economic and demographic situation
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Algeria will become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after obtaining dialogue partner and subsequent observer status, after Algiers applied to become a dialogue partner of the SCO on Tuesday (May 21). The SCO, which accounts for some 20% of global GDP, was founded in 2001 by
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