Tag: Russia

Scores of dead, dozens wounded in Mali bus blast amid escalating jihadi violence

October 14, 2022

An explosion killed at least eleven people and injured 53 on a bus in central Mali on Thursday (13 October), a region regularly rocked by ... Read More

Europe rushes to Africa for natural gas in bid to find alternative to Russia

October 13, 2022

A new liquefied natural gas project near Senegal and Mauritania’s coastlines may only be 80% complete, but the prospect of a new energy supplier has ... Read More

UNGA: Africa is still divided in its stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine

October 13, 2022

African countries have been divided over the vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday (12 October) that in the end condemned Russia's "illegal ... Read More

Russia approves nuclear cooperation agreement with Morocco

October 13, 2022

The government of the Russian Federation has just approved a cooperation agreement between Moscow and Rabat in the field of the use of atomic energy ... Read More

Malian leader holds telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin

October 6, 2022

Col. Assimi Goita, leader of the transition in Mali, held a telephone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. ... Read More

Traoré appointed Burkina Faso’s president amid concerns he could ally with Russia

October 6, 2022

Captain Ibrahim Traoré was appointed president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday (5 October), less than a week after the latest coup that deposed Damiba amid ... Read More

Ukraine’s foreign minister pledges to boost grain exports to Africa

October 5, 2022

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has promised that his country will do all it can to send more grain to Africa, as many countries on ... Read More

Ukraine’s top diplomat in Senegal to bolster ties

October 4, 2022

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine Foreign Minister arrived in Senegal Monday for a two-day visit to bolster ties with the Western African country amid ongoing crisis with ... Read More

Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy

October 3, 2022

African Union chief joins regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the removal of military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ... Read More

EU, Namibia discuss critical raw materials and hydrogen partnership

October 1, 2022

The 2022 Session of the EU-Namibia Political Dialogue took place in Windhoek earlier this week (28 September), during which the two parties engaged in an ... Read More