Africa

Russia Wants To Develop Tanzanian Gas Sector & Indian Ocean Port Hubs  

Africa, BRICS, Infrastructure, Trade

Andrey Avetisyan, Russia’s Ambassador to Tanzania, has identified the country as having attractive potential as a trade hub to develop Russian trade with Africa and beyond. The countries east coast can bee easily connected with the existing North-South Transport Corridor, and lies on the Indian Ocean.     Avetisyan said that “Tanzania has access to the Indian […]

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Russia – Central African Republic: 2024 Updates 

Africa, Investment, Trade

Russia expects to continue fruitful cooperation with the Central African Republic (CAR) in the military and military-technical spheres following the UN Security Council’s decision to lift the arms embargo on the country, Alexander Bikantov, the Russian Ambassador to Bangui has said. “We count on the continuation of fruitful military cooperation in the interests of our

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Russia – Libya Bilateral 2024 Relations: Update

Africa, Energy, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Taher al-Baour, the Acting Foreign Minister of Libya, in New York on the sidelines of the UN Security Council’s open debate on multilateral cooperation on July 16. During the discussion on the developing situation in Libya, Lavrov underscored Moscow’s  unchanging intent to keep on supporting sustainable stabilisation of

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Russia – Algeria Bilateral Trade Doubles

Africa, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

A Russian State Duma delegation led by its Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has arrived in Algeria for a working visit, with Volodin having negotiations with Algerian National Assembly President Ibrahim Boughali. Algeria has recently expressed interest in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as well as the BRICS group. Algeria is the world’s fifth largest gas, and

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BRICS “B20” Proposed As A Global Parliamentary Bloc As New Members Clamour To Join 

Africa, BRICS, China, India, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The BRICS tenth parliamentary forum has been taking place in St. Petersburg, with major structural changes being discussed to manage the blocs development. Russia is the current chair of the forum, which was presided over by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. He stated that “Thus far, BRICS does not have its own institutionalized parliamentary structure.

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Russia – Senegal Bilateral Trade & ECOWAS Developments

Africa, BRICS, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has been holding talks with the Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Dakar. The sides discussed joint projects in energy, mining and processing of minerals, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated, adding “The issues of increasing trade and economic and investment partnership volumes, improving the contractual and legal framework,

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Congo Keen To Join BRICS

Africa, BRICS, Trade

Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Congo, has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where Nguesso expressed his country’s interest in becoming a member of BRICS. Nguesso stressed that the African country is interested in developing ties with the bloc, and said “I’ve heard about the BRICS+ format. So, if all these

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Russia Leads The Way In Global, Small Nuclear Power Reactor Exports

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

Update: June 23  Niger, in West Africa, has just withdrawn the operating licence for France’s Oranco uranium mine in the country. France is heavily reliant on the mine to support its own nuclear energy programme. Niger is likely to redirect this facility to Russia, and if as expected it does so, will signal another trend

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Russian Fisheries Agency To Assess African Oceanic Resources

Africa, Trade

The Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries is to organize an exploratory expedition in 2024-2025 to assess water bio-resources in the exclusive economic zones of African countries using ships of the Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography. The purpose will be to examine water quality and marine stocks, and will include visits to several African

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