Tag: Putin
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Mali’s president confirms call with Putin about Niger coup
Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita said on Tuesday that he had spoken on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Niger, where a junta seized power in a coup last month. Putin “stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of th
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Russia writes off $23bn debt for Africa – Putin
Vladimir Putin, Russian President, says the Russian Government has written off $23 billion debt burden of African countries. Putin spoke at the plenary session of the ongoing second Russia–Africa Summit 2023
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How Russia-Africa trade increased to $18bn after 1st summit – Putin
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that Russia-Africa trade reached 18 billion dollars in 2022, which was necessitated by the first Russia–Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia in 2019. Putin said this on Thursday at the ongoing Russian-African summit
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Putin, Mercenaries and African Democracy – By Chidi Amuta
In the dying months of the Buhari administration, an upsurge in terrorist activities in the Nigerian North East led to a resurgence of the debate as to whether Nigeria needed to engage foreign mercenaries in its war against jihadist terrorists in the country
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Xi, Biden and Putin: Big men in a small world – By Owei Lakemfa
The tension which has enveloped the universe for over a century, has been exacerbated by the multinational war in Ukraine, so any candle light for peace gives a ray of hope. That was what the United States, US, and China offered the world
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Putin accuses Wagner mercenaries of treason, vows to punish takeover of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the armed rebellion, led by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, is a `stab in the back` Putin, in a televised address to the Russians on Saturday, said that necessary orders have been given to the troops to neutralise those who have orchestrated the armed rebellion. The president addressed the…
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Threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’ – Biden
President Joe Biden said the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real”, days after denouncing Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin’s announcement that Russia had deployed its first
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The war must end in Ukraine-South African president, Ramaphosa tells Putin
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine had to stop.
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Russia has written off African countries’ $20bn debt – Putin
Russia has written off African countries’ debt amounting to more than $20 billion, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said this on Monday at the plenary session of the international parliamentary conference with the theme
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Africa’ll be among leading countries shaping world order – Putin
Africa will become one of the leaders among countries that shape the world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Putin said this at the second Russia-Africa international parliamentary conference in Moscow.