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Russian defense minister lauds Egypt’s fight against terrorism

Russian defense minister Monday hailed Egypt’s combat against terrorism noting also that the most populated Arab country plays a “key role in resolving political and economic issues in North Africa and the Middle East”, Russian news agency TASS reports. Sergey Shoigu hosted his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Zaki in Moscow for talks on cooperation between […]

Sahara: Trump sends diplomatic & military delegation to Laayoune

A U.S. delegation composed of diplomats and military officials from the American Embassy in Rabat reportedly arrived on Monday in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune for talks with MINURSO leadership, including Head of UN Mission Alexander Ivanko and Commander of MINURSO Force, Major Gen. Fakhrul Ahsan. According to press reports, talks are expected to […]

Russia, India to move away from US dollar in their trade exchanges with Africa

Trade exchanges between Russia and Africa should move away from the US dollar and be facilitated by transition to national currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, just as Tanzania and India have inked an agreement establishing a platform by which their bilateral trade will be carried out in their own currencies, not the dollar. […]