Algeria is the latest country to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A memorandum of understanding has been signed by officials of the two governments to develop infrastructure and strengthen ties between the two countries through the BRI. According to Algeria Press Service the memorandum was signed by Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel and […]
Citizens of 18 countries including Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have been exempted from visa requirements to visit far-eastern part of Russia, reports say. The Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev announced Russian authorities’ decision on Monday. “I recently approved the list countries whose nationals can benefit from the preferential treatments,” Medvedev said. The decision is taken in […]
A recent report by Sputnik Africa claiming that the use of the Russian ruble for trade between Russia and Africa has more than doubled since 2022 is challenged by other sources that report a sharp dip in the share of ruble payments from 23.7% in mid-2022 to 12.7% in mid-2023. Russian ruble usage in international […]
