Russia

Macron lambasts ‘hypocrisy’ of African nations on Russia’s war

Reading Time: 2 minutes French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denounced the “hypocrisy” expressed “notably on the African continent” for not clearly recognising Russia’s […]

Russia, Africa relations bound for brighter future

Reading Time: 3 minutes On the eve of my visits to several African countries, I would like to share my reflections on the prospects […]

Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal on resuming grain exports

Reading Time: 3 minutes Russian and Ukrainian officials were poised Friday to sign deals designed to clear millions of tons of desperately needed grain […]

G7 leaders work to ‘starve’ Russia of oil, gold money

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leaders of G7 countries plan to announce a ban on gold imports from Russia — the latest in a series […]

Victory Day through the prism of Russia-Ukraine war

Reading Time: 3 minutes Russia marked this year’s Victory Day (V-Day) on May 9 still engaged in a serious war with what President Vladimir […]

UN body big flop in Russia-Ukraine crisis

Reading Time: 3 minutes The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the Ukraine-Russia crisis a couple of weeks ago was an anti-climax. While […]

Ukraine holds the key to peace with Russia

Reading Time: 3 minutes Peace talks between the two warring neighbours; Russia and Ukraine, resumed on Monday, April 4. Apparently, the few peace talks […]

Whence the threat to global food security?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Global food crisis is at the doorstep of Africa. It is a real issue, and a matter for serious concern […]

Why food price increase is unlikely to reduce this year

Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices of basic commodities are unlikely to come down this year due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, business leaders have […]

Russia announces plan to rival UK to host Euro 2028 

Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia has declared an interest in rivaling the UK and Ireland for the right to host Euro 2028 despite their […]