Russian, Chinese warships arrive in South Africa
In South Africa, Russian and Chinese warships have arrived in Cape Town for their first naval exercises with South Africa in a demonstration of shifting […]
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Morocco-Russia: Sahara at Centre of Telephone Conversation Between Bourita & Lavrov
Moscow has reaffirmed its readiness to deepen political dialogue with Rabat for the settlement of the Moroccan Sahara issue. The remark was made by […]
Bouteflika will hand over power to elected President, FM Lamamra assures Russia
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will surrender power to future elected Algerian President, Foreign Minister and Vice-Prime Minister has told Russia, reports say. Algeria has been embroiled […]
Tunisia: record tourist numbers in 2018, revenues jump by 45%
Tunisia’s tourism revenues have soared in 2018 to $1.36 billion as the country saw the arrival of a record 8.3 million visitors, official figures released […]
Russian bank ‘mistakenly’ grants $12bn loans to CAR
Vneshtorgbank, Russian Foreign Trade Bank, mistakenly assigned a $12 billion loan to the Central African Republic. The loan was mentioned in a quarterly VTB financial […]
Security Council Renews mandate of UN mission in Sahara
The UN Security Council approved the renewal of the UN Mission in the Sahara MINURSO for another six months ahead of the Geneva round table. […]
Russia not helping to stabilize CAR – French Defense Minister
French Defense Minister Florence Parly on Sunday told Pan-African weekly Magazine Jeune Afrique that Russia has been expanding influence in Central African Republic (CAR) over […]
Liverpool’s African duo Salah and Sadio nominated for Ballon d’Or
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are the only African representatives on the shortlist for the best players in the world. The Liverpool duo has been […]
Morocco, Russia willing to set up tripartite partnership with Africa
Morocco and Russia have voiced willingness to set up a tripartite strategic partnership with Africa that would involve both the public and private sectors. Such […]
SA’s Ramaphosa backtracks on nuclear deal with Russia
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country is not ready to sign a nuclear power deal as […]