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Featured November 2, 2026

Putin, African Union Chairman Summarize The 2026 Russia-Africa Summit: Results, The Russia-Africa Declaration To 2029 & Full Analysis

The 2026 Russia-Africa Summit has concluded with both President Putin and the Africa Union Chairman, Evariste Ndayishimiye giving a joint press conference to discuss what occurred. This included a significant Joint Declaration and an Joint Russia-Africa Development Action Plan to 2029. We deep dive the contents, including what it means for opportunities and investment in the African agricultural, energy, minerals, port development, fisheries and tourism sectors. This article is of particular interest to anyone involved in the Russian and African markets.

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Featured November 2, 2026

Russia, Togo Bilateral Relations & Trade Development: October 2026 Update

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin met with Faure Gnassingbé, the First President and Prime Minister of Togo on the sidelines of the 2026 Russia–Africa Summit. Seven new bilateral agreements were signed, while trade has increased to US$852 million, with Russia exporting fertilizers and Togo exporting agricultural produce. Russia is also interested in investing in Togo’s Lome Port. We examine the bilateral and regional trade dynamics.

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November 2, 2026

Russia, Eritrea Bilateral Relations & Trade Development: October 2026 Update

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea at the Kremlin, on the sidelines of the 2026 Russia–Africa Summit. Russia is poised to make investments in Eritrean ports as Moscow has entered into talks to set up a logistics centre in the country, although it must balance this against its relations with Ethiopia, a full BRICS member, with whom Eritrea is at war. 2025 Russia-Eritrea bilateral trade reached US$13.5 million in 2025, with most of this being Russian exports of grains and fertilizers. We examine the geopolitical and trade development issues.

October 31, 2026

Russia, Sudan Bilateral Relations: October 2026 Update

Russian President Putin has met with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council during the 2026 Russia–Africa Summit. Sudan is currently fighting a civil war, and has turned to Russia for military, security and infrastructure development assistance. We discuss the current status of the joint Port Sudan project on the Red Sea, Sudan’s energy sector, and other bilateral developments as Moscow positions itself for further involvement in the Sudanese economy and regional logistics.

October 28, 2026

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Targets Faster Eurasian Trade Through Digital Freight, Local-Currency Payments And Industrial Investment

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government have been meeting in Dushanbe to discuss a 2026-2030 trade cooperation roadmap, plans for a digital freight platform and industrial investment-project database, and renewed efforts to establish an SCO Development Bank. Together, these initiatives aim to build on existing trade flows and expand cross-border infrastructure, investment and industrial cooperation. We identify what decisions were made and the implications. This article is of primary interest to anyone involved in Eurasian development and geopolitics.

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October 23, 2026

Commonwealth of Independent States Multilateral Update & Analysis: October 2026

The CIS Council of Foreign Ministers has met in Turkmenistan, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attending. Overlooked in the mainstream media, the event introduced some strategically dynamic changes to its participation, including Iran and new concepts for Eurasian connectivity and development with wide reaching implications. This article is of primary importance to anyone involved in Eurasian affairs.

October 23, 2026

Russia, Turkmenistan Bilateral Update: October 2026

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, held talks with Rashid Meredov, the Turkmenistan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Turkmenistan is strategically positioned along the “Middle Corridor,” which serves as a crucial trade route between East and West and especially so given the developing INSTC routes between Russia, Iran and Central Asia via the Caspian Sea. We examine the latest bilateral trade and development issues.

October 22, 2026

Russia, China Bilateral Relations: October 2026 Update & Signed Agreements

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have concluded the 31st regular meeting between the two countries’ heads of government by signing numerous trade and development agreements. These include the Power of Baikal pipeline, the Northern Sea Route, Food Security, other agricultural and forestry market access, as well as new impetus in joint education, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and the digital economy.

October 22, 2026

Russia’s Ural Airlines To Commence Yekterinberg-New Delhi Flights Three Times A Week

Russia’s Ural Airlines is to commence thrice-weekly, direct flights between Yekaterinburg and New Delhi from Sunday, October 25. Additional plans are being made to increase direct Russia-India weekly flights to various destinations from the current 15 to over 70 in the coming months due to business, investment and tourism demand.

October 22, 2026

Shoigu: Russia, Oman Bilateral Trade The Highest In Ten Years

Russia’s trade with Oman is undergoing a substantial transformation due to an increasing INSTC interconnectivity, a more liberal regulatory and financial policy than the UAE, and the potential to reach out to other Middle Eastern, South Asian and East African export markets. We examine why bilateral trade is taking off and the underlying drivers.

October 20, 2026

Russia, Iran Bilateral Relations: October 2026 Update

The Russian Foreign Minister, Prime and Deputy Prime Ministers have all held a series of meetings with senior Iranian officials including the President, and Foreign and Trade Ministers. We examine the security issues, two separate rail connectivity developments, nuclear energy, bilateral trade growth and where Iran is poised to fit into the Eurasian and African trade and supply chains. It is essential reading for anyone involved in Middle Eastern and Central Asian affairs.