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General Marc Olivier, a top commander of the French army announced Thursday January 25 France’s willingness to strengthen ties with Chad as he met Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the central African country’s top diplomat, in N’Djamena. The two sides addressed ways to bolster cooperation that they believe will solidify the historical ties between the two nations […]
US top diplomat Antony J. Blinken announced Tuesday January 23 a pledge of $45 million in funding for security in West Africa, a region reeling with terrorism activities in some of its countries. Blinken made the announcement in Cote d’Ivoire as he met with President Alassane Ouattara in the capital, Abidjan. “Cote d’Ivoire is an […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will hold this January 24 talks with his Chadian counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby who embarked Tuesday on an official visit to Moscow. Vladimir Putin’s office said on X that talks will focus on the prospects for the development of Russia-Chad relations in various areas, as well as issues on the regional […]
The US top diplomat’s tour of four African countries began on Monday (22 January) with a visit to Cape Verde, as the Biden administration seeks to prove the United States is a key partner on a continent where China and Russia have sought to expand their influence. In Cape Verde, US Secretary of State Antony […]
Filling the void left by French troops who withdrew from Niger just a couple of weeks ago, the Sahel country and Russia have announced an agreement to develop military cooperation as part of the efforts to stabilize the situation in the region. Russian Deputy Defense Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin met Niger’s junta-appointed Defense […]
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced Wednesday January 17 Moscow delivered this month a humanitarian cargo of 25,000 tons of grain to Mali for free, the fourth delivery so far to the West African country. “On January 6, 25,000 tons of Russian wheat were delivered to the port of Conakry [Republic of Guinea] by […]
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk Tuesday January 16 indicated that Moscow is keen to expand trade, economic and investment ties, and trade turnover with Niger, Sputnik reports. Overchuk made the comment during a meeting with Niger’s Premier Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine. He is in the Russian capital as part of an international tour seeking […]
Niger’s Prime Minister Lamine Zeine landed in Russia on Monday January 15, the first leg of an international tour to take him also to Iran, Turkey and Serbia as the West African country seeks to diversify partners after severing ties with former colonial power France. Zeine is heading a high-key delegation including the ministers of […]
Crises in Africa are being overlooked, with news about humanitarian emergencies on the continent buried beneath the weight of media attention focused elsewhere, according to a recent report by CARE International. The 2023 report entitled ‘Breaking the Silence: Ten Humanitarian Crises That Didn’t Make Headlines in 2023’ lists ten forgotten humanitarian crises of last year, […]
Concordia, a Russian manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs), will set up an EV components manufacturing factory in Egypt as part of deal with real estate developer GV Investments. Per the partnership, GV Investments will provide the plot of land needed for the project and construct the factory, reports say. The future factory is expected to […]