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After being told by Henry Kissinger that it was time to “modernize” FIFA president Sepp Blatter has turned football into a money machine that is expanding in Africa the Middle East and Asia, and maintaining a profitable scenario for marketing partners in a troubled global economy. Reflecting on how football has become a global force during his long tenure as FIFA president, Blatter tweeted on March 23rd ...
... continuous armed conflict. Morocco failed to deliver a solution both on the military and on the diplomatic front because the international community does not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Jacques Taberlet Vladimir Shubin: United Africa? The people of Western Sahara challenge Morocco daily, organising demonstrations against the occupation and calling for a peaceful democratic solution to the conflict. Western Sahara is a clear legal case where double-standard policies have no ...
... . The Russian side was also represented by Research Fellow at RAS Institute for Oriental Studies Vassily Kuznetsov , RIAC Program Manager Lyudmila Filippova and Program Coordinator Maria Gurova . The participants focused on the status of Western Africa and political processes on the African continent, while Dr. Kortunov informed the guests about RIAC’s basic working principles and research plans. Summarizing the talks, the Polisario officials expressed hope that RIAC expands its projects ...
... its offensive with the goal of controlling territories along Lake Chad shared by Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger. This has turned the insurgency from a threat to Nigeria’s national security into a transnational one. On January 29, 2015, the African Union approved the deployment of a 7,500-strong multinational force to fight Boko Haram. Chad has taken the lead in running the military operation, having deployed 2,500 troops on the ground and having carried out several air strikes in recent ...
In late June 2005, Russia took part in the 32nd Council of Foreign Ministers Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (the Organization of Islamic Conference prior to 2011) and joined the group as an observer. The accession process had been launched by President Putin in 2003 during his working visit to Malaysia, where he addressed the 10th OIC Summit in Putrajaya and declared the need for Russia to join because the country is "interwoven with the Islamic world." [1] Ten years...
... assistance to reduce hunger and boost democracy building living standards Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank and Ban Ki Moon, secretary general of the United Nations, have launched a plan that expands the strategically significant “Horn of Africa” to encompass 18 percent of the total continent. Their recent trip to Addis Ababa and Mogadishu to buzz up the project was reported with optimism by major western media and assets. Another iffy “start up” from the UN and the ...
The Social Angle of Russian Business in Africa Overcoming poverty in Africa through the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 is a key task for the international community. Establishing a new agenda for development after 2015 requires the expansion and diversification of ...
The number of Ebola hemorrhagic fever victims is rising with every passing day. According to the WHO data, there are more than 13,7 thousand people infected by the virus. We asked experts from African countries to share their opinion on whether the Ebola outbreak can unite mankind. Okolo Ben-Simon , Executive Director of the African Centre for Human Security, Peace and Sustainable Development (Nigeria) and Tity Agbahey , Junior Fellow from ...
... speech is that it’s not over. German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has voiced major concerns over the future of the Euro. Open season for George Soros and his hedge fund and arbitrage friends. A three front war. Ukraine. ISIS-Middle East. Africa. Beyond the focus of the Obama speech, the entire continent of Africa remains a region of escalating conflict. The World Bank estimates that there are 3 million refugees displaced by wars. The United Nations has just authorized a shoot to kill ...
From the OAU to the AU From the OAU to the AU The predecessor of the African Union has done much to eliminate the colonial and racist regimes on the continent, primarily through the Liberation Committee that rendered not only political but also practical support to national liberation movements waging armed struggles. ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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