... for limiting migration flows northward, Niger was once the cornerstone of the West's Sahel strategy. [2]
Source: Reuters
Given its uranium resources, geographic location, and colonial history, Niger has emerged as one of the most important nations in Africa for global powerplay. The recent coup in Niger has harmed Western interests as Niger played a crucial strategic role for the West. More importantly, the security of the entire region has further become more unstable, as the Economic Community of ...
The development of African societies, as well as the general weakening of their enslavers, has led relations between them to some kind of intermediate finale, after which the former colonial masters will either have to leave altogether or look for new ways of maintaining ...
The 15th BRICS summit in South Africa is set to bring major changes to the global economic landscape
The 15th BRICS summit in South Africa is set to bring major changes to the global economic landscape as the bloc is preparing to unleash an expansion that may result in a significant ...
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Article for South Africa’s Ubuntu Magazine, August 21, 2023
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Article for South Africa’s Ubuntu Magazine, August 21, 2023.
On the eve of the BRICS Summit, I would like to share with our dear readers my thoughts on the prospects for ...
In July 2023, two notable international summits took place: the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit and the Africa-Russia Summit. Below are some impressions to assess to compare the implications of both events. A comparative analysis of the final declarations of both summits yields the following impressions:
Although the EU-CELAC Summit had a relatively positive ...
The choice of St. Petersburg to host last weeks Russia-Africa summit was no accident. It was a symbolic move
Last week’s Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg was a landmark event in Moscow’s foreign policy concept and practice. Not so much because it brought scores of African leaders and senior officials ...
Russia can offer Africa sovereignty
What kind of world do we live in today? We are currently in transition between the unipolar system that existed for a brief moment after the end of the Cold War and the new multipolar reality on the horizon. Russia’s diplomatic ...
Vast territories with faltering government control turn Sub-Saharan Africa into an attractive region for IS to expand
Islamic State (IS; recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia) affiliates and networks in Mozambique, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Mali remain ...
In the Russian Federation, the year 2023 is marked as a year of Africa. In July, there will be a second Russia-Africa Summit, taking place in St. Petersburg. In addition to that, another significant date should be noted. In February, it is already 125 years since the establishment of official diplomatic relations ...
... professing the world’s second largest religion and officially using some of the most widely spoken languages, the organization can hardly claim a truly high level of geographical, religious and linguistic representation
In recent months, at least six African states have declared their desire to join BRICS. Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan (before commencement of the civil conflict) explicitly indicated this, while Ethiopia was the last to declare its intention in late June 2023. In total,...
