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Does the first Russia-Africa Summit mean opportunities for Russia? During the peak of the Soviet Union, there was no contestant to the powerful influence the superpower held in Africa. The 1970s were marked by the USSR’s active support of the African liberation fight, ...
... REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a media conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov at Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba communal lands, September 16, 2014 Russia’s Role in Africa Russia’s role in Africa is incommensurate with its capabilities, although it is growing. In 2013, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov visited Algeria, South Africa, Mozambique and Guinea. In 2014, he went to Zimbabwe,...
... 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. ... ... corruption and bribery. Petro Poroshenko, the pro-Washington president of Ukraine, is calling for a boycott of the FIFA 2018 Russia World Cup. The move is reminiscent of U.S. President Jimmy Carter's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,...
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 ...
... the conditions for granting the concession was the implementation of socially-oriented projects aimed at serving the interests of local communities and the development of infrastructure. www.rb.ru/blog/africangold Aleksei Vasilyev, Evgeny Korendyasov: Russian-African relations in ten years: a new start Historically, the Gazprom group of companies has prospected and produced gas in the countries of Northern Africa. Its cooperation with the Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach in the prospecting and production ...
... 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. ... ... to the American Enterprise Institute and said he hoped that the U.S. leader would call for more defense spending. In Moscow, Russian president Vladimir Putin has been saying that for a long time. Asking the American people to spend more to roll back ISIS,...
... states in Africa increased by 53 percent” (Siemon T. Wezeman, 2014). For the purpose of maritime security, the acquisition of maritime assets will be taken priority by the most sub-Saharan African states. The sophisticated weapon systems made by Russia and China have been exported to African states, especial Sub-Saharan states. In December, 2013, it is reported that Russia’s state arms export monopoly said that it would deliver 12 Su-30K fighter jets to a nation in southern Africa. Contrary to the past, Chinese defense groups ...
... politics may bring Africa even more dividends. As for Russia, in the 2000s, Moscow raised Africa back among its foreign policy priorities, with greater interest among Russian businesses and more visits of Russian leaders to African countries. In 2000-2012, Russia-Africa trade increased by seven and a half times, i.e. from USD 1.6 to 12.17 billion (by ten times with North African and by 4.8 times with sub-Saharan countries) [12] . Russia maintains military-technical cooperation with 20 African countries, which ...
... responding to terrorist and energy concerns. The report tallys the total number of troops, including US units and cadre at around 1,000. The New York Times reported last year that the United States has set up a drone base in Niger. Algeria “The Russia to Europe’s South.” Algeria is the largest country in Africa, roughly 3.5 times the size of the U.S. state of Texas. Yet friends of George Soros, notably the European Council on Foreign Relations, have had the hubris to call Algeria “the Russia to Europe’s South.” Do you see Russia using ...
Africa is needed for Africans, Russia and the world Until recently, Africa was poorly represented in macro-economic forecasting and research, especially in terms of Russian-African relations. In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, Russian and international media created a myth that gained ground due to our own ignorance and prejudices. The myth goes as follows: Russia does not need Africa. Africa has fallen into ...
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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