Russia-Africa trade reached US$35 billion in 2025 with Russian exports including grain, dairy, and poultry exports, while African agricultural imports (coffee, fruit) to Russia also surged. Key areas include agricultural goods, military contracts, and nuclear energy, with Russia actively reducing trade barriers and diversifying into the processed foods and high-tech sectors. We cover Russia-Africa trade, investment, and market entry opportunities and provide your guide to navigating the commercial landscape and forging strategic partnerships for growth in Africa’s emerging markets.
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 […]
Russian dairy producers have begun to access the Mauritanian market in Northwest Africa, with the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport saying that Russian exports totaled 80 tonnes worth nearly US$190,000 in 10M 2025. Russia also exported yeast to Mauritania at over 75 tonnes worth nearly US$170,000 in the same period. It is the first time Russian […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held discussions in Moscow with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco. They had also met last month in New York. Lavrov had this to say: “We reiterated mutual firm commitment to continuing joint work aimed at further strengthening the traditionally friendly and […]
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