Egypt's Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Sherif Farouk, presented the project for a future regional grain hub at the fifth All-Russian Grain Forum in Sochi, the Egyptian ministry's press service reported. The Egyptian minister announced that the country is currently considering the creation of a comprehensive hub for grains and vegetabl...

The Russian Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged Russian citizens to refrain from traveling to the country's eastern regions due to the Ebola outbreak, according to a warning from the Russian diplomatic mission addressed to citizens currently in the DRC or planning to arrive in the country. "In connection with the worseni...

Zimbabwe is seeking cooperation with Russia in the establishment of special economic zones in the African country, according to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during a visit to the "Kulibin" special economic zone (SEZ) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on the sidelines of the annual Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR) conference. "Russia is o...

The Sudanese Armed Forces have reported the destruction of a drone launched from Ethiopian territory amid ongoing combat operations against the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The statement was published by the Sudanese army's press service. According to the statement, on May 23, the drone entered Sudanese airspace from Ethiopian territory, after...

Three new cases of Ebola have been discovered in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to five, according to Uganda's Ministry of Health. A driver and a healthcare worker who had contact with the first confirmed patient have contracted Ebola. The virus is also suspected in two other individuals who had contact with inf...

The Arab League has condemned the decision by the Somaliland region to open an embassy in Jerusalem, according to a press release following a phone call between Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. "They discussed developments in Somalia and the region, particularly the danger of Israeli infilt...

Russia has called on the United Nations to withdraw the case concerning the suppression of protests in Libya in 2011 — the "Libya dossier" — from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and transfer it to local judicial authorities due to the current ineffectiveness of the proceedings, said Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation M...

The United Nations and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are allocating over $60 million to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. "I am allocating approximately $60 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate response efforts in the DRC and the regi...

Франция приняла решение провести саммит в Кении, поскольку рассматривает эту восточноафриканскую страну в качестве плацдарма для продвижения своих интересов в Африке на фоне серьезных репутационных проблем, поделился мнением с РИА Новости кенийский эксперт по праву Ахмад Абдулазиз Кади. Саммит Africa Forward, организованный Кенией и Францией, проше...

В Москве состоялось заседание Организационного комитета по подготовке и проведению третьего Саммита Россия – Африка, который пройдет 28–29 октября 2026 года. В ходе заседания были рассмотрены вопросы формирования повестки предстоящего мероприятия, а также подготовки Экономического и гуманитарного форума Россия – Африка. Помощник Президента Российск...

Мурманский морской торговый порт (ММТП, входит в АО «Портовый Альянс») по итогам января–мая 2026 года отгрузил 630 тыс. тонн угля в адрес грузополучателей в странах Северной и Западной Африки. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба предприятия. Отмечается, что текущие показатели стали результатом последовательной адаптации порта к существенным изменениям на...

 Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appointed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as the organization's special envoy for the Horn of Africa region, the AU announced in a press release. "The Chairperson of the African Union Commission ... has appointed Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federa...

 A Swiss auction house has sold a blue-green diamond mined in Central Africa for nearly €15 million, setting a record price for this type of diamond, RFI reports, citing Christie's auction house in Geneva. The largest known diamond to date with a unique blue-green color, weighing 5.50 carats, has been named the "Ocean Dream." "This combination...

 Relics of Abyssinian Emperor Tewodros II, stolen by Great Britain from Ethiopia in 1868 during the Battle of Magdala, have returned home, the Ethiopian Embassy in London reports. A ceremony was held at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa to mark the arrival of the artifacts, which included locks of the emperor's hair and a fragment of h...

 Police in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, have arrested 153 people suspected of involvement in riots and other offenses during the Africa Forward summit, according to Nairobi police commander Issa Mohamud. After giving their statements, the detainees were released. "While securing the international event, we arrested about 153 people for vario...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, according to press releases from the African countries' foreign ministries. Badr Abdelatty (Egypt), Gedion Timotheos (Ethiopia), and Ronald Lamola (South Africa) paid courtesy...

Madagascar's transitional president, Mikael Randrianirina, paid a working visit to the Republic of Congo and held talks with the country's leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso. During the meeting, Congo's president welcomed Madagascar's efforts to complete its transitional period, the presidential administration's press service reported. Randrianirina stat...

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries on Nile water utilization during a meeting in Entebbe on May 13, according to a joint statement following the talks, published by el-Sisi's administration. During the meeting, the two heads of state emphasized the im...

Several hundred people have been injured in a major fire that broke out at a fuel depot in the city of Abéché, Chad, according to the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization. The fire occurred near the Higher Institute of Science and Technology of Abéché. Material damage is estimated at over 600 million CFA francs (approximately...

A federal court in Nigeria has sentenced former Minister of Energy Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison over a case involving the misappropriation of funds totaling more than €21 million, Nigeria's anti-corruption agency (EFCC) reported. "In 2019 in Abuja, ... while serving as Minister of Energy, Mamman conspired with other ministry officials and som...