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Tag: Russia
Malian leader holds telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bipartisan letter to US Secretary of State Blinken calls for sanctions on Algerian regime
A Congress bipartisan group sent a letter Thursday to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, raising concerns over Algeria’s growing ties with Russia and calling ... Read More
Congo, Russia ink 5 MoU including Brazzaville’s 1,000-km pipeline
Congo and Russia have signed five memorandum of Understanding (MoU) including the construction of an oil-pipeline in the capital Brazzaville. The agreements were inked at ... Read More
Russian oligarch admits owning Wagner mercenary force
Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin has for the first time acknowledged he is "proud" of founding Wagner Group, a private military company, in 2014, staffed by ... Read More
East African economies: conflict, drought and inflation signal tough times ahead
East African economies will decline this year driven due to political instability, unreliable rainfall and reducing agricultural yields, says the latest Macroeconomic Outlook Report for ... Read More