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 Saudi–Russia Business Forum, which is currently taking place in Riyadh, is setting the stage to link Russia’s Eurasian ambitions with the entire MENA region, including connectivity with the Middle East and North Africa. As Russia and Saudi Arabia approach the historic milestone of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026, the two countries […]
Russia will cooperate and share its cybersecurity and services digitalization with Bahrain, as well as in the oil and gas industry, according to Russian Minister Olga Lyubimova, the co-chair of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation. She was speaking at the 4th meeting of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, […]
The Russian Agriculture Minister, Oksana Lut, has been holding bilateral discussions with Azerbaijani Deputy Agriculture Minister Elchin Zeynalov. Lut said that “Russia is interested in increasing and diversifying mutual supplies of agricultural goods. This applies to grain, oil, and fat products, fish and seafood, as well as fertilizers. Cooperation in the field of selection and […]
Russia and Kazakhstan boosted agricultural trade 9.4% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2025, according to the Russian Agricultural Ministry. They made the announcement following talks held between Oksana Lut, Russia’s Agriculture Minister, and Aidarbek Saparov, the Kazakh Agriculture Minister. Mineral fertilizer trade also continued to grow and was up almost 42% year-on-year in […]
The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has resumed purchases of Russian wheat, which were suspended in February 2023. The state-owned company bought 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia’s United Grain Company on C&F terms, according to the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers. This is the first wheat purchase since February 2023. Turkiye’s wheat harvest […]
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Russia boosted exports of fish and seafood to China 15% to values of US$2.5 billion in 10M 2025, just behind China’s main source of fish – market leader Ecuador – whose exports to China are worth approximately US$2.7 billion. The data comes from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC). China increased fish and seafood imports […]
Russia’s Fanagoria, one of the countries largest winemaking companies, has begun exporting wines to Mongolia, the company has reported. It said that the wines were delivered to the California restaurant chain located in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar. It did not disclose the volume supplied. The California restaurants serve fusion cuisine popular with locals and expats alike. […]
The State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development of Uzbekistan has granted another two Russian companies the right to import poultry and offal into the country, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has announced. The companies are Turbaslinskiye Broilers from Bashkiria and Mega Yurma from Chuvashia, and bring the number of […]
Russia exported over 32,000 tonnes of barley to Egypt valued at nearly US$8 million in 10M 2025, the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has said. The bulk of the supplies were exported in October as the domestic consumption requirement increases during the cooler months. Agroexport said that “This is an all-time high for exports of […]
Russia exported more than 24 tonnes of dried fish to Brazil totaling nearly US$400,000 in 10M 2025, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport Center. Most of the shipments were cod. Russia did not previously supply dried fish to the Brazilian market, the center said, noting that “Brazilians now have an excellent snack to go […]
Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission, has been talking up the potential for Russia-Pakistani trade and investment relations in several industrial sectors, saying that Russian oil and gas companies remain highly interested in developing business in Pakistan. Tsivilev stated that “We continue to collaborate in hydrocarbon exploration and development. We are working […]
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