Azali Assoumani elected the new president of the African Union
On Saturday, 18th of February, Macky Sall handed the power over African Union to Azali Assoumani, the president of Comoros. The latter...
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Burkina, Mali and Guinea call for the lifting of ECOWAS and AU sanctions
On February 9, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso held a meeting in Ouagadougou. The gathering ended with...
Lavrov in Mali: we seek further cooperation in the Sahel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visit to Mali ended on Tuesday, 7 February. During his stay, the head of the Russian diplomacy was...
Burkina Faso ousts French soldiers
Several hundred people gathered on Friday, January 20, in Ouagadougou to demand the departure of the French ambassador to Burkina Faso,...
Africa: Eight presidential elections in prospect in 2023
The upcoming year will bring about eight critical presidential elections. These will include: • Nigeria in February, • Sierra Leone in...
62nd ECOWAS summit
The ECOWAS Heads of State held a summit yesterday in Abuja. The discussion entailed the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina...
Failed coup in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelago renowned for its stability, experienced a coup attempt on the night of Thursday to Friday,...
EU pledges over €1 billion to help Africa combat climate change
The European Union (EU) will pay more than one billion euros to help Africa adapt to climate change, announced the Vice-President of the...
DRC expels the Rwandan ambassador for M23 support
The Supreme Defense Council decided on the expulsion of the Rwandan ambassador to the DRC. This decision follows Rwanda's proven support...
ECOWAS president on a peace mission in Russia and Ukraine
The current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, began an official visit to Russia...
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Lavrov in Mali: we seek further cooperation in the Sahel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visit to Mali ended on Tuesday, 7 February. During his stay, the head of the Russian diplomacy was...
Oct 25, 20221 min read
ECOWAS president on a peace mission in Russia and Ukraine
The current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, began an official visit to Russia...
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Malian and Russian leaders on a phone call
The head of the junta in Mali and the Russian president had a telephone conversation on Wednesday, August 10, the day after Bamako...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Africa: the continent blamed for 'hypocrisy' by the French president
Emmanuel Macron criticized the continent's 'hypocrisy' towards Russia and its invasion of Ukraine. Countering Moscow's influence in...
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Africa: Macky Sall in Russia to speak with Vladimir Putin
The Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union, Macky Sall discussed the current state of the war in Ukraine and its...
Jun 1, 20222 min read
War in Ukraine: AU concerned about fallout from EU sanctions
The President of the African Union (AU) and Senegal, Macky Sall, expressed concern about the consequences of European sanctions excluding...
May 25, 20221 min read
AU chief Macky Sall announces a trip to Ukraine and Russia
On the occasion of the German Chancellor's African tour, Macky Sall made an announcement. The Senegalese President, also...
May 20, 20222 min read
African gas to replace up 38% of Russian supplies in the EU
"Gas supplies from Africa could replace up to 38 percent of Russian gas supplies to the EU," estimate analysts at the Polish Economic...
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Italy seeks independence from Russian gas in Algeria, Egypt, DRC, Angola
The government of Italy is diversifying its portfolio of gas suppliers to end the cooperation with Russia on the matter. The officials...
Apr 15, 20221 min read
The cruiser "Moskva" sunk. Russian Ministry of Defense confirms
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that the cruiser "Moscow" sank while being towed to port. The missile cruiser Moskva, on which...
Apr 14, 20222 min read
Le Pen and Macron take ambiguous stances toward Putin
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who will face incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of elections next week, said she would...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Russia facing a massive brain drain
Hundreds of thousands of educated Russians are fleeing the country - IT workers, scientists, bankers and doctors. A survey conducted in...
Apr 11, 20222 min read
China tying up Russian business. Entrepreneurs switching to the yuan
Sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine are pushing Russia into China's sphere of influence. Economic cooperation is growing, but...
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Scholz urges Putin to withdraw Russian troops
"This war must be ended immediately," the head of the German government said on Thursday evening. He stressed that aid to Ukraine will be...
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Marine Le Pen: Cutting off gas and oil imports from Russia would be a blow to French families
Marine Le Pen, a candidate in the French presidential election, opposes sanctions on Russian gas and oil. In her opinion, imposing such...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
EU introduces new sanctions on Russia
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, officially announced the introduction of the fifth package of sanctions...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
EU ministers deciding on new sanctions. Coal and oil embargo possible
On Tuesday and Wednesday, representatives of EU countries will discuss another package of sanctions on Russia. As the Financial Times...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
France endorses investigation on Russian activity in Mali
France calls for an international criminal investigation on Russian military activity in Mali. The Russian mercenary Wagner group is...
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Russian bloodbath in Bucha, Ukraine
In Bucha, a town in the Kyiv region that the Russian army has abandoned, Ukrainian soldiers discovered a mass grave where about 300...
Apr 4, 20221 min read
Russia's oil giant in trouble. Warehouses overflowing
Russia's Transneft, operator of the world's largest crude oil transportation network, has imposed limits on crude withdrawals. The...
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