With the US President Joe Biden on an eye-brow raising diplomatic trip to Angola, we examine the Russian position with the same country and look at where there may be similarities. Angola has generally held a neutral position toward Russia over the years, yet the country is also highly self-interested which means that Angola would […]
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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has been visiting Mali at the Russian President’s direction, according to the Kremlin. Novak led a Russian business delegation, and held meetings with Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maig, several government ministers and met with the country’s interim President Assimi Goita in Bamako, the capital. Mali faces daunting social,
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has been holding bilateral talks with the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana the last few days as well as attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) multilateral meetings. Numerous issues were discussed during the bilateral discussions, we highlight these as follows: Energy Supplies & Transit Russia and Kazakhstan
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Rosatom has signed a contract with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a Nuclear Science and Technology Center (NSTC) in the country. Rosatom is the Russian state nuclear energy company. The initial work will be conducted by a Rosatom research subsidiary. Ethiopia is a member of
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Russian customs data indicates that over the past ten months, China has purchased US$849 million worth of enriched uranium from Russia – a 3.2-fold increase compared to the same period last year. In October, Chinese imports doubled from September, reaching US$216 million in value. Imports generally increase in the lead up to the winter months.
PipeChina, the operator of the East Route pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Siberia to eastern China, has said that the pipeline has now been completed, and will soon be fully operational. The 5,111 km cross-border pipeline is now entering its final commissioning phase, while the southernmost section, linking Jiangsu Province with Shanghai is
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Kamal Madbouly has announced the successful installation of a key safety component—a “melt trap”—at the fourth and final unit of the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. The project, located in the north of the country, is being built in collaboration with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Madbouly hailed the milestone as
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Khartoum’s energy minister has said that the Russian engineering firm Power Machines will supply turbines and modernize key power facilities, to upgrade Sudan’s national hydropower infrastructure. Mohi-Eddin Naeem Mohamed Saeed said that under the deal, Power Machines will supply new turbines for the Merowe hydroelectric power plant in northern Sudan and modernize several other key
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The Caspian Sea region has a complex maritime transport infrastructure, with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Russian ports all involved in its development. Despite the fact that the Caspian Sea is essentially landlocked, several international transport corridors pass through it. Goods are in transit to Europe, the Caucasus, Turkiye, the Middle East, Central Asia, East
Russia’s Caspian Sea Ports and Regional Maritime Expansion: Detailed Report Read More »
India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC), which connects major logistics hubs in Russia’s Far East with India’s southeastern coast, has become operational. The maritime link is expected to serve as a cheaper and faster alternative for shipping vital commodities, including oil and coal. Sonowal
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