Russia’s total trade reached about US$745 billion during 2025, also showcasing a significant, albeit shifting, trade surplus of about US$120 billion. In this section we cover all news concerning Russian trade developments, with Russian exporters increasingly reaching out into new markets on a global basis as it pivots away from the West. This is the definitive source on Russian trade. Get the latest data, analysis, and news on Russia’s import/export activities, trade agreements, and increasing commercial partnerships with the Global South.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yury Trutnev has been visiting Windhoek, the capital of Namibia with a Russian business delegation, and has been holding talks with Selma Ashipala-Musawya, the Namibian Foreign Minister, about strengthening bilateral trade. Trutnev is also the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Russian-Namibian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Trutnev said that “Our countries […]
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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. […]
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 […]
Russia’s largest carmaker AvtoVAZ is entering the African market via Nigeria. The auto giant plans to set up a service centre and parts warehouse in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos by the end of this year, and is also in talks with the Nigerian government to set up a local assembly plant. Nigeria’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, the want-away region of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday (April 1). The timing is interesting as the European Union has just lost effective sovereignty over Eastern European energy supplies, with implications for the erstwhile Republic. Republika Srpska Dodik represents a region […]
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