Security

Niger Russia Flags

Russia To Support Niger Security, Open Embassy In Niamey

Africa, Exports, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré in Moscow. The meetings are part of a three-nation group of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all part of the Sahel region of West Africa. They are all military juntas, have all become highly dissatisfied with their colonial connections with […]

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Mali-Russia

Russia To Assist Mali With Internal Security As Sahel Nations Label Ukraine “Terrorists”

Africa, Exports, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Mali’s Foreign Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, in Moscow. The meetings are part of a three nation group of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all part of the Sahel region of West Africa. They are all military juntas, have all become highly dissatisfied with their colonial connections with

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Morocco Russia Flags

Russia Proposes Collaboration with Morocco’s National Digital Development Strategy

Africa, Exports, Security, Trade

Alexey Andreyev, Russia’s trade representative in Morocco, said ahead of GITEX Africa 2025, which will be held in Marrakech from 14 to 16 April, that ‘Russia is ready to become Morocco’s strategic partner in implementing the national digital strategy Digital Morocco 2030.” This is aimed at modernising Morocco’s economy and public services through digital innovation.

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Ethiopia Russia

Russia To Help Revive Ethiopia’s Navy  

Africa, BRICS, Investment, Security, Trade

Following Ethiopia’s strategic decision to develop its navy, the country’s leadership is taking concrete steps to rebuild its navy. The landlocked country is working on regional agreements that will allow it access to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Ethiopia’s Navy was originally founded in the 1950s, but was dissolved following Eritrea’s independence in

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Sanctions

New US Sanctions On Russian Oil Exports – The China & India Implications 

Asia, China, Energy, Exports, India, Security, Trade

The United States has today (April 2) released new, immediate sanctions on Russia and in particular its energy sector. These appear based on a list of 50 measures introduced as a bill by several US Senators on Monday. Interestingly, these contain substantial penalties for third countries either buying from or handling Russian oil. Touted by

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Putin Wang

Russian Presidential and Foreign Ministerial Discussions With China 

BRICS, China, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has been visiting Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.  Discussions revolved around bilateral and multilateral relations, including the coordination of Sino-Russian strategy as concerns the United Nations and the UN Security Council. Russia in particular has recently been unhappy

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Indra

India, Russia, Conduct Navy Military Exercises In The Bay Of Bengal

Asia, India, Security

India and Russia have launched annual joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal, designed to strengthen their defence cooperation. The Indra Navy 2025 exercises involve a wide range of activities, including communication training, maneuvering in formation, and artillery firing against sea and air targets. The Russian ships participating are the corvettes ‘Rezkiy’ and ‘Hero

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Invasion

Why Russia Won’t Invade Europe: There’s Too Much Debt, Too Little Trade, And Limited Assets  

Economy, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Western media has been full of numerous European Heads of State asking for increased military budgets to spend in order to repel a Russian invasion. These have mainly appeared to be based on the situation in Ukraine, which has largely been sold to the Western public as an unwarranted invasion to order to gain unspecified

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US-Russia Black Sea Negotiations: What We Know So Far   

Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

Update: March 26 Both Russia, the United States and Ukraine have made announcements concerning a Black Sea agreement, which confirm our evaluations below – the primary issue is the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which in order to progress must involve a ceasefire in order to allow Russian and Ukrainian shipping access to

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Putin Discusses Interstate Relations With Presidents Of Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Tajikistan

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Regulatory, Security, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and their Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev held informal discussions on Friday (March 14). All are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and discussing how to further develop interstate relations. Lukashenko had been on an official visit to Moscow from March

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