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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 from countries on the continent, amidst Russian isolation on the world stage. Russia’s top diplomat arrived Monday (3 June) in the capital Conakry on his latest visit to West 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 by end of December 2023, with several other missions to be opened in other Africa countries. “We expect that technically we will be able to open an embassy in Burkina […]
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, amid growing concerns in the West that Africa’s latest coup undermines its influence while presenting an opportunity to expand Russia’s presence in the West African region. The Kremlin said Mali’s […]
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 of the Polisario, a phantom entity, in the high-profile international gathering. As they excluded the secessionists from the first Russia-Africa Summit in 2019, Russian authorities have not invited Algeria-backed separatist […]
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 came to the first summit in 2019 — a striking disappointment for the Kremlin despite its recent flurry of diplomatic efforts in the continent. Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting […]
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 Moroccan ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara and deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. The two parties also discussed bilateral political dialogue on regional issues of common concern, said the Russian foreign […]
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 of international sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I want to emphasize that our country has always given and will continue to give priority to co-operation with African states,” Putin […]
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 the continent and its potential to act as a gateway for Russian businesses that seek opportunities in Africa, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Morocco’s participation in the summit is part […]
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 the continent and to enhance its cooperation with African countries, while countering the growing presence of China. The exclusion of the secessionists from this event, held Oct.23-24 in the city […]
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 Abuja since 2009. Under the deal, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) will deliver 12 Mi-35 helicopters to Nigeria. The FSVTS did not reveal the value of the deal, […]