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Russia, Sudan, Discuss Military Security 

Africa, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with Mohamed Siraj, the Sudanese ambassador to Moscow, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated.   Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by fierce fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), with […]

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Will Trumps’ New 104% China Import Tariffs Increase China’s BRICS Trade?

BRICS, Economy, Exports, Security, Trade

The US President Donald Trump has raised import tariffs on Chinese goods by an astonishing 104% from today, April 9th. The move comes after China rose its tariffs on US goods by an additional 34% two days ago in response to the original tariffs Trump had placed on Chinese imports by the same amount last

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Russia, Iran and China Hold Trilateral Talks About Iran’s Nuclear Programme 

China, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Trilateral talks between representatives of Iran, Russia, and China on the Iranian nuclear program have been taking place in Moscow (April 8). The talks were arranged a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “meaningless” US President Donald Trump’s proposal for direct negotiations on reviving a nuclear deal. Tehran refuses to engage in

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Russia, Barbados Discuss Development Of Bilateral and CARICOM Relations

BRICS, Latin America, Security, Trade

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held discussions with the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, on Friday (April 4), and discussed the possibilities of developing bilateral political dialogue, trade and economic ties. Barbados is the current chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a trade bloc that also includes Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas,  Belize,

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Russia To Arm The Sahel Nations As Ukraine Conflict Spills Over Into Africa   

Africa, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been holding collective meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in Moscow. The three countries are part of the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) which became operational in January this year as the three nations resigned from their membership of the Economic Community

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Russia To Assist Burkina Faso With Internal Security As Sahel Beckons  

Africa, Exports, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been meeting with his Burkina Faso counterpart Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore in Moscow. Burkina Faso is a small landlocked country located in the Sahel region of West Africa. The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) reports a sharp increase in terrorist activity

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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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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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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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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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