President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has called on citizens to participate in the country's industrialization and announced the creation of a program to provide opportunities for specialists in various fields of science and technology, according to a statement from the presidential office. "Industrialization is the paramount path to our...
The President of Cameroon's Electoral Commission (ELECAM), Enow Abrams Egbe, approved the composition of the National Commission for the Final Tabulation of Votes for the presidential election on October 15. The corresponding decree was published by the electoral body on October 17. The commission includes members of ELECAM, government offici...
Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt and met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. During the talks, the parties agreed to hold bilateral consultations concerning the Ethiopian Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and protecting their countries' rights to access Nile River waters, according to a statem...
South Africa will lift its moratorium on shale gas exploration in October, ending a ban that has been in place since 2011. The prohibition will be removed once new extraction regulations are published, according to South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, in an interview with Reuters. "Once these regulations ta...
A Lebanese court has approved the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, the fifth son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on bail set at $11 million. However, he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent. Defense lawyer Laurent Bayon stated that the defense will challenge the financial bail amount, arguing...
Tanzania has hosted a tour by the international educational project "Tchaikovsky: Music Without Visas," organized by the Von Meck Foundation with the support of the Russian House in Tanzania, according to a correspondent from the "African Initiative." The concert program was presented in Dar es Salaam and on the island of Zanzibar. The solo p...
Изучать русский язык намерены сотрудники банка СОНИБАНК в Нигере. Инициатива прозвучала на встрече руководства финансового учреждения с делегацией партнёрского Русского дома в Нигере. Сотрудники Русского дома нанесли визит в один из крупнейших банков африканской страны, чтобы укрепить двусторонние связи и определить направления взаимодействия в дел...
Укрепление связей со странами Африканского континента стало одним из приоритетов российской внешней политики. В 2019-м и 2023-м прошли саммиты «Россия – Африка», которые посетили десятки лидеров. В странах Африки огромный потенциал, который нарастает с геометрической прогрессией, подчеркнул в 2023 году президент РФ Владимир Путин. Фундамент крепких...
Буркина-Фасо рассчитывает ввести безвизовый режим с Россией в ближайшие один-два года, заявил «Известиям» посол республики в РФ Аристид Тапсоба. Сейчас россиянам не нужны въездные документы для посещения 11 стран континента, готовятся подобные соглашения еще с четырьмя государствами. Заинтересованы в притоке наших туристов и в Гвинее-Бисау. При это...
Libya's Permanent Representative to the UN, Taher El-Sonni, held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vasily Nebenzya. The sides discussed the settlement of the crisis in the North African country, as reported by the Libyan diplomat on the social network X. El-Sonni noted that the meeting in New York was part of "ongoing consultations and coor...
Niger State in Nigeria plans to purchase Russian agricultural machinery and irrigation systems worth over 10 billion rubles to expand the area of farmland in the region. This was reported in a press release from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade following a meeting between a delegation from Niger State and representatives of the mini...
Opposition politician Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the former spokesman of the Cameroonian government, has declared victory in the presidential election held on October 12. His speech was published by Cameroon News Agency (CNA). In his address to the nation, Tchiroma stated that "the will of the people is clear and must be respected.""My dear compat...
India and Togo plan to enhance their cooperation through cultural exchanges involving artists from both nations. This initiative is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, according to the portal Togo First. As stated by the Indian Ambassador to Togo, Shri Syed Razi, the parties intend to add a "new dimension" to their relationship by inc...
The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, met with Togolese Minister of State and Chairman of the Ministerial Council, Faure Gnassingbé, during his visit to Togo. On behalf of the United Nations, the diplomat commended Gnassingbé's peacekeeping activities in his role as a mediator for the African Union (A...
The Kenyan Parliament has passed a bill to regulate digital assets, including cryptocurrency, aiming to stimulate investment. The announcement was made by Kuria Kimani, Chairperson of the Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly, on October 13, as reported by Reuters. According to Kimani, the Virtual Asset Service Prov...
Algeria's state-owned energy company Sonatrach has signed a $5.4 billion oil and gas contract with Saudi corporation Midad Energy, as reported by the television channel Ennahar Online. Midad Energy will conduct exploration and production of oil and gas in Algeria's Illizi Basin. The contract is set for a duration of 30 years, with an option t...
Sudan's government-owned mining company, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC), has extracted 53 tons of gold since the beginning of 2025, which was exported for $909 million. This was announced by the SMRC in a press release. The official data does not include production from mines controlled by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) i...
Morocco and the European Union signed an agreement on October 3 that grants the EU preferential tariffs on agricultural goods from Morocco, including products originating from the disputed territory of Western Sahara. This was reported by Reuters, citing the North African country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. In October 2024,...
Niger's President Abdourahmane Tchiani and the World Bank's Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, met on October 3 to discuss the strategy and prospects of their partnership. The meeting was reported by the Niger Press Agency (ANP). Following the World Bank delegation's visit to Niamey from October 1-3, Diag...
КАИР, 11 октября, ФедералПресс. Египетская администрация сообщает, что 13 октября в Шарм-эль-Шейхе пройдет встреча на высшем уровне, посвященная завершению конфликта в Газе. По информации от офиса президента Египта Абдель Фаттаха ас-Сиси, ожидается прибытие лидеров свыше 20 государств. «Международная встреча в верхах под названием „Саммит в Шарм-эш...
