Tag: Vladimir Putin

Niger’s junta chief talks ‘security cooperation’ with Russia’s Putin amid Western fears

March 27, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the chief of Niger’s military junta, Abdourahmane Tiani, had an important phone call on Tuesday (26 March), the Kremlin has ... Read More

France’s Macron ‘resents’ Russia over its growing influence in Francophone Africa — Putin

March 15, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this ... Read More

Russia launches new ‘Africa Corps’, part of Putin’s new military plans for the continent

February 13, 2024

After Wagner Group’s collapse in mid 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently launched a new Africa Corps, with 100 military staff officially deployed to ... Read More

Vladimir Putin to hold talks with Chad’s leader this January 24

January 24, 2024

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 ... Read More

Russia poised to open embassy in Burkina Faso by year-end as Moscow deepens footprints in Africa

December 13, 2023

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

Wagner Group reportedly makes $10m a month from terror in Mali as Kremlin plunders African gold — experts

November 28, 2023

Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are reportedly making $10 million per month through their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Mali as it exchanges African ... Read More

Burkina Faso inks deal with Russia to build nuclear power plant to solve energy deficit

October 17, 2023

The Burkina Faso military government has signed an agreement with the Russian government for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the West African ... Read More

Wagner boss’ possible death ‘big shock’ for African leaders — analysts

August 24, 2023

The Russian warlord at the head of the Wagner mercenary group that had been operating in several African countries has been reportedly killed in a ... Read More

Vladimir Putin voices Russia’s Keenness to see its relations with Morocco strengthening further

July 28, 2023

Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed, on Friday, at the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit, the wish to see Russian-Moroccan relations further strengthen and continue the momentum launched ... Read More

Russia-Africa summit: by halting grain deal, Putin risks alienating its African partners

July 24, 2023

When African leaders meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg in late July for a summit, their discussions will likely be overshadowed by ... Read More