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Tag: Russia-Africa Summit
Russian FM kicks off three-country ‘charm-offensive’ tour of Africa in junta-led Guinea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has kicked off his three-country African tour in junta-led Guinea, part of a fresh push to bolster support for Moscow ... Read More
Russia poised to open embassy in Burkina Faso by year-end as Moscow deepens footprints in Africa
Vsevolod Tkachenko, Director of the Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced Tuesday December 12 the opening of the Russian embassy in Burkina Faso ... Read More
Putin, Mali’s Goita discuss Niger crisis amid Western fears of growing Russian influence in Sahel
Mali’s military leader and interim president, Assimi Goita, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the escalating situation in Niger, ... Read More
Russia-Africa Summit: Moscow refuses Polisario’s participation, another slap on the face for Algerian regime
The ruling Algerian junta has suffered another major diplomatic setback in St. Petersburg at the 2nd Russia-Africa summit after Moscow, Algeria’s ally, refused the participation ... Read More
Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence, but many African leaders stay away
Only 16 African heads of state have arrived in St. Petersburg to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit — fewer than half of the 43 who ... Read More
Rabat and Moscow Discuss Bilateral Ties and Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit
The Moroccan-Russian relations and the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit due in St. Petersburg July 27-29 were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Moscow between ... Read More
Ties with Africa are a “priority” for Moscow, Putin says, in a bid to evade sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he gives a "priority" to relations with African countries, as Moscow was looking for new partners in the face ... Read More
Morocco offers gateway to Russian investments in Africa – FM
Morocco sent a high-level delegation led by head of the government to the Russia-Africa summit in Sotchi, reflecting the Kingdom’s commitment to attracting investments to ... Read More
Russia-Africa Summit: Exclusion of Polisario Heralds its Inevitable Collapse
President Vladimir Putin has not invited the polisario separatist group, backed by Algeria, to the flagship first Russia-Africa Summit meant to increase Russia’s influence in ... Read More
Russia-Africa Summit: Nigeria purchases 12 Russia-made helicopters
Nigeria Wednesday signed up for 12 Russia-made military helicopters to be used in the fight against Boko Haram, an Islamic State-linked insurgency giving headache to ... Read More