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🌍 🇷🇺 Lavrov to hold Business Council meeting on investment partnership with Africa A Business Council meeting on trade, economic and investment partnership with Africa will be held in Moscow on 30 June under the chairmanship of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a briefing. 💬 “It is planned to discuss the current stat…

🇨🇩 Number of confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo reaches 1,118 The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 1,118. This is stated in a summary by the Ministry of Communication and Media of the Central African country. 🔸 According to data as of 23 June, the Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and S…

🇲🇷 🇷🇺 Russia and Mauritania sign memorandum of understanding in justice sector Russia and Mauritania signed a memorandum of understanding following a meeting between Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and the West African country’s Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF). The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russia…

🇹🇿 Tanzania opens six strategic road projects to private investment The Tanzanian government has officially invited private investors to take part in the construction of six strategic road projects with a total length of about 969 km under a public-private partnership. This was stated to the country’s parliament by Tanzania’s Minister of Works Abdallah Hamis Ulega, the ministry said. 🔸 The Tanzan…

🇱🇾 🇷🇺 Russia and Libya discuss implementation of economic agreements Taher Al-Baour, Foreign Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), which is based in western Libya, discussed the implementation of previously concluded economic agreements and contracts with Ara Abrahamyan, Chairman of the Commission on Information Support and International Co-operation of the Presidential Council for…

🇸🇨 🇷🇺 Seychellois poet Effie Etienne presented her poetry collection New Waves , inspired in part by the work of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin , in the country’s capital, Victoria. An African Initiative correspondent reports. 🔸 Nineteen-year-old Etienne said the title of the collection came from reflections on life, as she believes life is like waves, with tides and ebbs. The poet said she works…

🇿🇼 🇷🇺 Russian ambassador to Zimbabwe presents copies of credentials to foreign minister Russian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Sergei Berdnikov presented copies of his credentials to the African country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira. This was reported by the Russian diplomatic mission. 💬 “On 24 June, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federati…

🇪🇹 🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Ministry welcomes general elections in Ethiopia Russia welcomes the successful holding of general elections in Ethiopia and the victory of the ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This was reported in a press release by the Russian Foreign Ministry. 💬 “Moscow welcomes the successful holding of elections in Ethiopia, which demonstrated broad public suppo…

🇳🇪 Niger officially announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court Niger has officially notified the UN of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was reported by the local portal Koaci. 🔸 According to the ICC, the notification of withdrawal was received on 18 June. Niamey announced its intention to withdraw from the court last year, together w…

🇸🇩 🇷🇺 Sudan’s Sovereignty Council chairman to attend Russia–Africa Summit Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, will take part in the Russia–Africa Summit, which will be held in Moscow in October. This was stated to an African Initiative correspondent by Sudanese Ambassador to Russia Mohamed Al-Ghazali Siraj. 💬 “I would like to officially confirm the partic…

🇸🇩 🇷🇺 Russian and Sudanese foreign ministries hold bilateral working committee meeting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko and Sudanese Deputy Foreign Minister Muawiya Othman Khalid held the 11th meeting of the Russia-Sudan High-Level Working Committee on 23 June, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. 🔸 During the meeting, the parties considered further strengthening relations between t…

🌍 🇷🇺 BRICS Horizons forum discusses prospects for Russian business in African markets A discussion titled BRICS co-operation in developing the African continent’s logistics cluster as an element of sustainable development for African countries was held as part of the BRICS Horizons: investment, innovation, creative industries forum. The discussion was organised by the African Initiative news agen…