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US seeks to impose ideological changes on Sudan or balkanize it: Commentator

US seeks to impose ideological changes on Sudan or balkanize it: Commentator

Sudanese Army soldiers walk near armored vehicles stationed on a street in southern Khartoum, on May 6, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Amid the escalating conflict in Sudan, the United States…

South Africans call for UK to return 530 carat Great Star of Africa diamond

South Africans call for UK to return 530 carat Great Star of Africa diamond

The Imperial State Crown arrives through the Sovereign’s Entrance, ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords Chamber in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain,…

‘AU lacks mechanisms to govern EU’s export of toxic pesticides’

‘AU lacks mechanisms to govern EU’s export of toxic pesticides’

A local farmer sprays a pesticide on her maize field in Chikwawa District, Malawi March 19, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) The African Union (AU) does not provide any mechanisms to…

Colonialism/Racism By Any Other Name…US House Rejects Resolution Directing Biden to Remove US Troops From Somalia

Colonialism/Racism By Any Other Name…US House Rejects Resolution Directing Biden to Remove US Troops From Somalia

© AP Photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano Subscribe International India Africa WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US House of Representatives rejected a resolution on Thursday that would have directed President…

Self Reliance & Self investments- Major Nigerian gas pipeline nears completion

Self Reliance & Self investments- Major Nigerian gas pipeline nears completion

The project is 70% finished and has been financed without foreign investment, according to its developer © AFP / Pius Utomi EKPEI / AFP The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) announced this…

‘Africa favors China, Russia over West for their adherence to principle of non-intervention’

‘Africa favors China, Russia over West for their adherence to principle of non-intervention’

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C), and Russian President Vladimir Putin, met during the 2018 BRICS summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo via AFP)…

Africa Turning to China for Loans as IMF Austerity Demands Ruin Nations

Africa Turning to China for Loans as IMF Austerity Demands Ruin Nations

© AP Photo Subscribe International India Africa James Tweedie All materialsWrite to the author The IMF’s demands that countries raise taxes and cut public spending in return for development loans…

West’s Unilateral Sanctions Could Cause Countries to Drop Dollar – African Expert

West’s Unilateral Sanctions Could Cause Countries to Drop Dollar – African Expert

5 hours ago © Wu Hong Subscribe International India Africa Gleb Chugunov All materialsWrite to the author The next summit of BRICS (a bloc of major emerging economies consisting of…

US shirking responsibility on African debt – China

US shirking responsibility on African debt – China

Washington has a duty to help solve Africa’s financial problems, Beijing has said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin ©  Noel Celis / AFP China has called on the US to make…

South Africa Gearing Up to Host All BRICS Leaders in August, Including Putin, Says Sherpa

South Africa Gearing Up to Host All BRICS Leaders in August, Including Putin, Says Sherpa

© AFP 2023 / SERGEI CHIRIKOV Subscribe International India Africa Gleb Chugunov All materialsWrite to the author Earlier this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the 15th BRICS Summit will…

Africa Should ‘Provide Lead’ to Save World From Homosexuality, Ugandan President Urges

Africa Should ‘Provide Lead’ to Save World From Homosexuality, Ugandan President Urges

© AP Photo / Jerome Delay Subscribe International India Africa Muhammad Nooh Osman Writer/Editor All materials Uganda aims to defend cultural, religious and family values as it is on the…

Zambian Opposition Leader: US ‘Killed Our Leaders,’ Now They’re ‘Coming to Teach Us About Democracy’

Zambian Opposition Leader: US ‘Killed Our Leaders,’ Now They’re ‘Coming to Teach Us About Democracy’

© AP Photo / Misper Apawu Subscribe International India Africa Wyatt Reed All materials As many Zambians react with indifference to Kamala Harris’ trip to Africa, one of the country’s…

Mali to Review Mining Contracts With Foreign Companies After Audit

Mali to Review Mining Contracts With Foreign Companies After Audit

© AFP 2023 / ISSOUF SANOGO Subscribe International India Africa Tamara Vakhromova Writer/editor All materialsWrite to the author Mali is one of the largest gold producers in the world. According to media…

South Africa Won’t ‘Be Sudden Enemies’ With Russia at Other Countries’ Demand

South Africa Won’t ‘Be Sudden Enemies’ With Russia at Other Countries’ Demand

© AFP 2023 / PHILL MAGAKOE Muhammad Nooh Osman Writer/Editor All materials Pretoria has adopted a neutral position in the wake of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. South African officials have…

Africa Changes Its Orientation Towards Russia, Algerian MP Says

Africa Changes Its Orientation Towards Russia, Algerian MP Says

© Wu Hong Exclusive Asked by Sputnik on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa parliamentary conference in Moscow, Algerian MP Cheraitia Ayoub pointed to the reorientation of African countries, particularly…

Congo President shuts down Macron at a press conference, Macron tries to deflect

Congo President shuts down Macron at a press conference, Macron tries to deflect

Analyst: US foment conflicts in Africa by arming the two sides

Analyst: US foment conflicts in Africa by arming the two sides

Zimbabwe poised to ditch dollar in trade with Russia – official

Zimbabwe poised to ditch dollar in trade with Russia – official

Settlements between the countries could be arranged in local currencies or gold, a senior lawmaker has suggested ©  Getty Images / Waldo Swiegers / Bloomberg The central banks of Russia and…

Botswana seeks bigger cut from diamond giant

Botswana seeks bigger cut from diamond giant

The African nation can make “much more money” if it negotiates a larger share from De Beers, President Masisi said FILE PHOTO: Mokgweetsi Masisi holds a 1,098-carat diamond in Gaborone,…

South Africa’s Parliament Votes to Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With Israel

South Africa’s Parliament Votes to Downgrade Diplomatic Ties With Israel

© AFP 2023 / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA Maria Konokhova All materialsWrite to the author Since the toppling of the apartheid regime in 1994, bilateral relations between the two countries have been complicated due…

African countries must reject being used as ‘geopolitical tools’ by US: Analyst

African countries must reject being used as ‘geopolitical tools’ by US: Analyst

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (right) meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Niger’s President Mohamed…

Macron concludes his Africa tour

Macron concludes his Africa tour

Emmanuel Macron is greeted by Benin Minister of Culture Jean-Michel Abimbola at Cotonou airport on July 27th, 2022. Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa…

South Africa’s parliament votes in favor of downgrading ties with Israeli regime

South Africa’s parliament votes in favor of downgrading ties with Israeli regime

File photo shows the South African parliament’s interior. South Africa’s parliament votes in favor of downgrading the country’s relations with the Israeli regime in solidarity with Palestinians. The legislature voted…

US Exerts Pressure to Disrupt Russia-Africa Summit, Moscow Says

US Exerts Pressure to Disrupt Russia-Africa Summit, Moscow Says

© Sputnik / Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation / Go to the mediabank Maria Konokhova All materialsWrite to the author The second Russia–Africa…

US-led neo-Cold War unfolding in Africa amid Russia-Ukraine conflict: Commentator

US-led neo-Cold War unfolding in Africa amid Russia-Ukraine conflict: Commentator

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speak ahead of a bilateral meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023. (Photo by Reuters) A new…

Top Russian academic explains rapprochement with Africa

Top Russian academic explains rapprochement with Africa

The conflict in Ukraine has revealed Moscow’s true friends and foes, head of the Institute for African Studies says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South African Foreign…

Russia and Africa to benefit from direct trade – economist to RT

Russia and Africa to benefit from direct trade – economist to RT

The Kremlin should facilitate business ties with African countries, bypassing middlemen, according to a Russian academic © Getty Images / Tuul & Bruno Morandi Russia should work on strengthening ties with African…

Africa Wants to Be in ‘Driver’s Seat’ at UN Security Council, AU Commissioner Says

Africa Wants to Be in ‘Driver’s Seat’ at UN Security Council, AU Commissioner Says

© AFP 2023 / AMANUEL SILESHI International Africa Petr Baryshnikov All materialsWrite to the author The official made his statements on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit, which…

Russia Helps Burundi Create Modern Lab for Diagnosing Infections

© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabank Subscribe International India Africa Earlier in the day, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the Russian State Duma and discussed…

West Puts Pressure on African Countries That Want to Take Part in Russia-Africa Summit: Diplomat

West Puts Pressure on African Countries That Want to Take Part in Russia-Africa Summit: Diplomat

© AP Photo / Sergei Chirikov Petr Baryshnikov All materialsWrite to the author MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The second Russia–Africa Summit will take place in July 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s…