Source link The travelers were left behind because they missed the boarding time, the company operating the vessel has said Eight cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, were reportedly left stranded on an African island last week after they were late for reboarding. The Norwegian Cruise Line […]
Source link Roscongress Foundation will be “a strategic partner” of the event in South Africa later this year Roscongress Foundation will participate in organizing African Energy Week (AEW-2024), which will be held later this year in Cape Town, South Africa, the Russian government agency announced on Monday. The energy forum, which has been held annually […]
Source link How did crown jewels from Ghana end up in London, and is there any way to bring them back home? At the end of January, the British Museum and Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum announced that more than 30 Asante ‘crown jewels’, gold artifacts that once belonged to the royals of Asante (or […]
Source link At least 18 people have died and thousands displaced in the wake of tropical cyclone Gamane that hit Madagascar this week, Reuters reported on Friday. According to a report of the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC), hundreds of people lost their homes after a cyclone hit on Wednesday and Thursday. […]
Source link Discussions are ongoing after Niger canceled a military cooperation deal with Washington, spokesperson Pat Ryder has said Washington has not made any decisions regarding the withdrawal of its forces from Niger, where the military government has terminated a decade-long cooperation deal with the US, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said at a briefing […]
Source link Air Tanzania has confirmed plans to commence direct flights to Dubai from its hub in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, a local news agency reported on Wednesday. The airline will operate four flights a week on the route – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Mr Ladislaus Matindi, the managing director of the […]
Source link Moscow is ready for “serious” talks to end the conflict, the Russian president has said Russia remains committed to engaging in substantive discussions about a political and diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict, which has lasted for more than two years, President Vladimir Putin has reiterated. Putin made the comment to his South […]
Source link The frigate ‘Marshal Shaposhnikov’ has arrived for a nine-day stay in Eritrea Russia has sent a military ship to participate in joint drills with Eritrea for the first time in the 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Russia’s ambassador to the country, Igor Mozgo, announced on Thursday. Mozgo stated that […]
Source link Mali and Russia have discussed measures to improve regional stability, where the EU is concerned about declining influence Russia and Mali will intensify cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region, which has endured a decades-long jihadist insurgency, the two nations announced in separate statements on Wednesday. The agreement was reached […]
Source link Nigerien military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani has spoken to the Russian president about security in the Sahel, the Kremlin says Niger’s transitional leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, and Russian President Vladimir Putin have committed to coordinating efforts to combat terrorism in the Sahel region, where Western military partners have suffered setbacks in recent years According to […]
Source link The CAR’s government earlier confirmed its decision to strengthen Moscow’s military presence in the country to train its troops Plans are underway for the construction of a Russian military base in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has endured decades of violence and instability, Aleksandr Bikantov, Moscow’s ambassador to the country, has said. […]
Source link Rivals have conceded defeat in Senegal’s election, congratulating previously imprisoned Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his ‘victory’ Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is being hailed as the winner in the West African nation’s presidential elections, with early results from Sunday’s vote putting him ahead of other contenders, including the ruling party’s candidate. Faye […]
Source link Governments have expressed their solidarity with Moscow following a mass shooting and fire that left more than 100 dead Countries across Africa have condemned Friday’s terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall that claimed the lives of at least 115 people, and have expressed their support for Russia. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued […]
Source link A military presence in Niger is vital for combating extremist violence and threats to US interests in the Sahel, the Pentagon says Washington has not received a formal notice from Niger’s military government for the withdrawal of US military personnel and civilian contractors from the Sahel nation, Pentagon official Celeste Wallander has said. […]
Source link Trade, energy, security and more – Russia and African countries have multiple avenues for cooperation and a long journey ahead In June 2023, a delegation of seven African leaders traveled to St. Petersburg on a self-styled “peace mission” where they met President Vladmir Putin in an effort to explore possibilities for mediating in […]