Africa

Iran

Iran To Become Regional Gas Transit Hub For Russian LNG

Africa, Asia, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East

Iran and Russia have been jointly developing a strategy to position Iran as a strategic gas transit hub, potential that began following bilateral discussions and the 2024 signing of an agreement for Russia to supply up to 300 million cubic meters of gas to Iran daily. That supply chain will begin later this year. Stanislav […]

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Sierra Leone

Russia Resumes Grain & Fertilizer Exports To Sierra Leone

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Trade

The prospects for supplies of Russian grain and fertilizers to Sierra Leone have been discussed during a meeting between specialists from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) and Sierra Leonean First Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Theresa Dick. The meeting took place in Freetown and was a continuation of a June

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EAEU and Tunisia flag

Eurasian Economic Union and Tunisia Discuss Free Trade Agreement

Africa, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

Meetings chaired by Vladimir Serpikov, the Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Policy Department Director, have addressed the prospects of trade and economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Tunisia, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The EEC stated: “In particular, representatives of designated government agencies, the business community, and the academic community of

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EU-BRICS Gloves

The European Union’s Coming Economic War Versus The BRICS

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

The regional Ukraine conflict, initially a European issue, has now evolved into a new, generally unacknowledged phase that is revealing in its geographic spread and aims – it has morphed into a global economic war, essentially pitting the European Union and the United States against the rest of the world. Both are demanding compliance with

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Suez

Egypt’s Suez Canal Wants Partnership With Russia 

Africa, BRICS, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian state body responsible for operating the waterway, is seeking to sign a partnership deal with Russia. The two countries are already working together on a major industrial project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in eastern Port Said.  Osama Rabie, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority,

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Africa

Russia Looks To Africa For Aircraft Spare Parts  

Africa, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Russia wants new aircraft – a perfectly normal requirement for a country with a thirst for air travel both domestically and globally. However, hampered by Western sanctions, Russian airlines are no longer able to access new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, nor spare parts to maintain their existing fleets. This situation has driven several innovative solutions,

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Tanzania

Russia, Tanzania To Collaborate On Uranium Mining Project   

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A subsidiary of Rosatom’s state nuclear energy corporation has commissioned a pilot installation at a uranium project in Tanzania, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev has stated, specifying that this concerns the Mkuju River project in southern Tanzania. The Tanzanian government had completed an environmental assessment in June and has green-lit the project to start. The Mkuju

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Exports

Russian Non-Resource, Non-Energy Exports Increasing: Analysis & Assistance  

Africa, Asia, Economy, Exports, Latin America, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s non-resource, non-energy exports are adapting to new conditions and strengthening their positions in the eastern and southern markets. In 2024, the positive balance of foreign trade increased by almost 8%, with exports to Africa and Asia continuing to grow. Export development reflects the potential of the domestic industry: Russian companies produce more than the

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G20

Russia Proposes A Permanent BRICS Seat At The G20 As Global South Gains Influence: Analysis  

Africa, BRICS, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Dmitry Birichevskiy, has been speaking at the Valdai Club’s 3rd Russia-Africa conference and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). South Africa is in a somewhat unique position as it has just taken over the Presidency of the G20, and from

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