Tag: Russia
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🇲🇱 🇳🇪 🇧🇫 The Sahel’s New Security Architecture: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Deepen Military Cooperation
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are continuing to deepen security cooperation through the Alliance of Sahel States as insurgent violence remains a major challenge. Reuters reported in July that Russia and the three Sahel governments pledged stronger military ties while attacks by armed groups continued. The security relationship reflects a broader re…
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🇳🇪 Niger’s August Coup Attempt Exposes Pressure Inside the Sahel Security System
Niger’s government said it regained control of a key airbase after mutinous soldiers attacked positions in Niamey, highlighting internal military pressure alongside the country’s wider fight against jihadist groups. Reuters reported that Nigerien forces, backed by Russian paramilitary personnel, retook the airbase after the August 29 mutiny. The i…
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🇰🇪🇷🇺 Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
Kenya’s government is heading into a tense diplomatic showdown with Moscow as it confronts a scandal over Kenyan citizens recruited to fight on the Ukrainian front for the Russian army.[1][2] At the heart of this effort is Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, who is preparing a mid‑March trip to the Russian capital…
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Three West African juntas have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage them
The US has declared a stark policy shift towards three West African countries which are battling Islamist insurgents and whose military governments have broken defence ties with France and turned towards Russia. The state department announced that Nick Checker, head of its Bureau of African Affairs, would visit Mali’s capital Bamako to convey the United…
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🇷🇺🌍 Russia Ready to Support African Nations in Building Independent Media Space: Senior Lawmaker
“We see how Western media maintain dominance in the continent’s information space, forming a distorted picture of events. This is already information neocolonialism,” Duma Vice Speaker Alexander Babakov told Russian media. The Russian lawmaker emphasized the need for an “alternative, independent, Africa-oriented information environment.” Babakov contrasted Russia’s approach with Western policies: “Russia comes to Africa…
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🇬🇶🇷🇺 Dostoevsky’s works discussed at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo
A meeting of the discussion club dedicated to the works of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was held at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, with the support of African Initiative. 🔸Students of Russian language courses and guests of the Cultural Centre attended a presentation on the writer’s life and legacy,…
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🇲🇱🇷🇺 Russian military leaders hold talks with Mali’s leadership
A Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defence, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Lieutenant General Andrey Averyanov held talks with the President of the Republic of Mali during a working visit to Bamako. The head of the transitional government, Assimi Goïta, received the guests at the Koulouba Palace on Tuesday, African Initiative correspondent reports.…
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🇸🇱🇷🇺 Russian deputy foreign minister discusses reopening of Russia’s embassy with Sierra Leone’s ambassador
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Vershinin has discussed with Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo the upcoming reopening of the Russian Embassy in the African country, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. 🔸During their meeting in Moscow on 10 November, the parties noted that the resumption of the embassy’s work would contribute to the effective advancement…
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🇻🇪🇷🇺 Amid Rising Tensions with U.S., Venezuela’s Maduro Reportedly Seeks Military Assistance from Russia
In a move that signals a significant escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Americas, reports indicate that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has formally requested military assistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin. This request comes as the United States concentrates naval and air forces in the Caribbean Sea, creating a volatile standoff that echoes Cold War…
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🇷🇺🌍 Russia and African countries developing uranium mining projects
Russia and African countries are developing joint projects in uranium and other mineral extraction, as well as in the construction of power generation facilities, Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Roman Marshavin said during the Russia–Africa Raw Materials Dialogue on 30 October, as quoted by TASS. 🔸Marshavin noted that joint projects between Russia and African states…