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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…

US, NATO must stop military interventions in Africa: Journalist

US, NATO must stop military interventions in Africa: Journalist

A joint terminal attack controller looks on as combat engineers demonstrate the use of various shape charges to members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces on March 28, 2019, during…

Stopping Neo-Colonialism: Moscow Explains Why Mali Aligns With Russia Despite Europe’s Anger

© Russian Defense Ministry / International India Africa The negative reaction some western countries have had to the increased cooperation between Russia and Mali is a fresh indication of their…

Russia wants to trade with African countries in local currencies – Lavrov

Russia wants to trade with African countries in local currencies – Lavrov

The sides are reportedly developing cooperation strategy to replace the US dollar and the euro in settlements © Getty Images / Bloomberg Creative Photos Russia and African nations are moving towards settlements…

South Africa Expects to Take Part in Russia-Africa Summit in July, Foreign Minister Says

South Africa Expects to Take Part in Russia-Africa Summit in July, Foreign Minister Says

© AFP 2023 / PHILL MAGAKOE Subscribe International India Africa PRETORIA (Sputnik) – The leadership of South Africa expects to take part in the second Russia-Africa summit in Russia’s St.…

China Reportedly Signs MoU with Benin to Partially Forgive Western African Nation’s Debt

China Reportedly Signs MoU with Benin to Partially Forgive Western African Nation’s Debt

© AFP 2023 / YANICK FOLLY Maria Konokhova All materialsWrite to the author On January 9, the recently appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang started his week-long tour to the…

US ‘threatening’ Africa over ties with Russia – Pretoria

US ‘threatening’ Africa over ties with Russia – Pretoria

Washington is concerned by a Russian cargo ship’s visit to a naval base in South Africa, an official has told the WSJ South Africa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans…

West is Losing Influence in Africa, Says Eritrean Ambassador to Russia

West is Losing Influence in Africa, Says Eritrean Ambassador to Russia

© AFP 2022 / NICHOLE SOBECKI Petr Baryshnikov All materialsWrite to the author Eritrea, a nation in the Horn of Africa, gained de facto independence from Ethiopia in 1991. Two…

‘Too Little, Too Late’: US Not ‘Flexible Enough’ to Compete With China in Africa, Experts Say

‘Too Little, Too Late’: US Not ‘Flexible Enough’ to Compete With China in Africa, Experts Say

© AFP 2022 / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI Petr Baryshnikov All materialsWrite to the author The 2022 US–Africa Leaders Summit, which took place from 13 to 15 December in Washington DC, was…

Divide et Impera: What’s Really Behind West’s Repeated Failures to Lift Africa Up From Poverty?

Divide et Impera: What’s Really Behind West’s Repeated Failures to Lift Africa Up From Poverty?

© AFP 2022 / GLODY MURHABAZI Ekaterina Blinova All materialsWrite to the author Longread Decades-long humanitarian projects and multibillion aid packages provided by Western governments, non-profits, donors, and activists to…

‘Afraid of Losing Face’: US’ Africa Summit Aimed to Save Position, Distract From Policy Failures

‘Afraid of Losing Face’: US’ Africa Summit Aimed to Save Position, Distract From Policy Failures

© AP Photo / Andrew Harnik Fantine Gardinier All materials On the final day of US President Joe Biden’s Africa Summit, to which he invited most of the continent’s nations,…

Analyst: Washington still trying to control events in Libya

Analyst: Washington still trying to control events in Libya

A police officer walks by the nose of Pan Am flight 103 in a field near the town of Lockerbie, Scotland where it lay after a bomb aboard exploded, killing…

Weapons Sent to Ukraine ‘Beginning to Filter’ to Africa, Nigerian President Says

Weapons Sent to Ukraine ‘Beginning to Filter’ to Africa, Nigerian President Says

© Arise News Wyatt Reed All materials As smuggled arms coming from Ukraine begin to appear in more and more countries, leaders who want to stem the flow are beginning…

Ghana’s Shift From Dollar in Oil Trade is Step Toward Multipolar Global Economy, Expert Says

Ghana’s Shift From Dollar in Oil Trade is Step Toward Multipolar Global Economy, Expert Says

© AFP 2022 / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI Petr Baryshnikov All materialsWrite to the author Ghanaian officials announced plans to exchange gold for fuel provided by the UAE state-owned company Emirates…

Ghana Wants to Substitute Dollars With Gold to Pay for Oil Products

Ghana Wants to Substitute Dollars With Gold to Pay for Oil Products

© JUSTIN TALLIS Olga Borodkina All materialsWrite to the author Ghana is at present experiencing a severe economic crisis. According to some estimates, servicing the country’s debt, which may account…

Yemen’s artifacts stolen(By Israel, the US, & the UK), sold in auctions in US, other countries: Report

Yemen’s artifacts stolen(By Israel, the US, & the UK), sold in auctions in US, other countries: Report

Al-Hodhod center says in a new report more than 4,265 artifacts were smuggled and sold in auctions. (Photo by al-Hodhod center) More than 4,265 artifacts have been looted, smuggled outside…

Ethiopia Exposes Western Hypocrisy Over Ukraine

Ethiopia Exposes Western Hypocrisy Over Ukraine

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed arrive for an inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa…

Twitter fires African staff – media….Now all of Africa should move to another platform( preferably one of their own)

Twitter fires African staff – media….Now all of Africa should move to another platform( preferably one of their own)

The employees were reportedly ‘insulted’ to receive impersonal letters from management telling them they were fired ©  AFP / Olivier Douliery Social media giant Twitter has laid off almost all of…

‘Conflict in Ukraine Exposes Hypocrisy of World Order,’ Pan-Africanist Activist Says

‘Conflict in Ukraine Exposes Hypocrisy of World Order,’ Pan-Africanist Activist Says

© Sputnik / Victor Antonyuk / Go to the mediabank The Ukraine crisis has revealed the chronic hypocrisy prevailing in the behavior of several states, Pan-Africanist activist Nathalie Yamb has…

UN Experts: ‘Stark Dehumanization of African Migrants at Perimeter of Europe’ Remains Unaccountable

UN Experts: ‘Stark Dehumanization of African Migrants at Perimeter of Europe’ Remains Unaccountable

© AP Photo / Javier Bernardo Olga Borodkina All materialsWrite to the author Dozens of Africans trying to cross the border between Morocco and Europe died this summer. The UN…

Egypt’s Central Bank Plans to Abandon Peg of National Currency to Dollar – Governor

Egypt’s Central Bank Plans to Abandon Peg of National Currency to Dollar – Governor

A picture taken on August 25, 2022 shows Egyptian pounds and US dollars banknotes. – Depleted foreign reserves are casting a shadow on Egyptian streets, with the government moving to…

Is Chaos the Deliberate Strategy? How Pentagon ‘Failures’ Enabling Putschists & Terrorists in Africa

Is Chaos the Deliberate Strategy? How Pentagon ‘Failures’ Enabling Putschists & Terrorists in Africa

© AP Photo / Tech. Sgt. Micah Theurich Ekaterina Blinova All materialsWrite to the author Longread The Flintlock training program of the US Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) seems to…

CICA on course to the establishment of the Asian Union.

CICA on course to the establishment of the Asian Union.

Author: Vladimir Odintsov The sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) – an international forum uniting the states of the Asian continent with the mission…

The United States and Britain continue secret biological research in Central Asia.

The United States and Britain continue secret biological research in Central Asia.

Author: Vladimir Platov Despite numerous publications about military research in secret US biology laboratories in the post-Soviet space and demands to place their activities under strict international control, there is, unfortunately, no qualitative…

Is Chaos the Deliberate Strategy? How Pentagon ‘Failures’ Enabling Putschists & Terrorists in Africa

Is Chaos the Deliberate Strategy? How Pentagon ‘Failures’ Enabling Putschists & Terrorists in Africa

© AP Photo / Tech. Sgt. Micah Theurich Ekaterina Blinova All materialsWrite to the author Longread The Flintlock training program of the US Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) seems to…

The real US agenda in Africa is hegemony

The real US agenda in Africa is hegemony

Forget development. Washington’s primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out. By Pepe Escobar — “The Cradle” In a rational environment, the 77th session of the UN General…

Exiting The US Dollar Conundrum…. Egypt Likely to Accept Russian Mir Payment System in Near Future – Reports

Exiting The US Dollar Conundrum…. Egypt Likely to Accept Russian Mir Payment System in Near Future – Reports

© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov CAIRO, (Sputnik) – The Russian Mir payment system could start working in Egypt in the coming days, the Al-Shorouk newspaper reports citing sources. The introduction…

‘Attack on Russia is Attack on Africa’, Ugandan Commander of Land Forces Says

‘Attack on Russia is Attack on Africa’, Ugandan Commander of Land Forces Says

© AFP 2022 / PETER BUSOMOKE Olga Borodkina All materialsWrite to the author During Sergei Lavrov’s tour of Africa in July, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni assured the Russian foreign minister…

South Africa Presents Attack Drone Expected to Be Key Competitor to Turkey’s Bayraktar

South Africa Presents Attack Drone Expected to Be Key Competitor to Turkey’s Bayraktar

© Photo : Milkor PRETORIA, South Africa (Sputnik) – South African defense company Milkor Ltd has presented the Milkor 380 reconnaissance and attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) expected to become…

More US Dollar displacement is in the offing as Egypt to allow ruble payments – travel giant

More US Dollar displacement is in the offing as Egypt to allow ruble payments – travel giant

Cairo reportedly hopes the move could help boost its tourism sector © Getty Images / Eugene Gametzky / EyeEm The Russian ruble may be included in a list of currencies accepted for…