2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (349+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing to Madagascar's new leader in a Kremlin meeting Thursday, as Russia seeks to expand its influence in Africa. Colonel Michael Randrianirina " Madagascar's interim leader since the former president fled in October following demonstrations…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (301+ words) Russia has delivered a shipment of weapons to Madagascar's military rulers who seized power in an October coup, the speaker of the country's National Assembly'said Monday. Sitini Randrianasoloniako, who led the opposition before the coup, told Bloomberg that a Russian…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (271+ words) South African police have arrested four Russia-bound men at Johannesburg's airport suspected of having signed up to fight for the Russian army, the force said on Saturday. The announcement comes in the wake of revelations that police were investigating a…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (446+ words) South Africa has started investigating Russian companies" widening recruitment of young women from African countries to manufacture drones, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. The Alabuga factory in Russia"s republic of Tatarstan is a major…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (324+ words) Russia deepened its foothold in West Africa on Monday, signing a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Niger's military-led government that includes plans to build nuclear power plants and overhaul the country's energy infrastructure." The memorandum of understanding, finalized in Niamey…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (673+ words) President Vladimir Putin on Friday touted the rising economic influence of the BRICS group of countries and Russia's pivot toward non-Western markets, using the plenary session of the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to promote what he described…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) Mobile internet services in Moscow faced major disruptions on Monday as authorities warned residents of possible outages throughout the week due to heightened security ahead of Victory Day celebrations. Mobile internet services in Moscow faced major disruptions on Monday as…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (318+ words) Russian diamond producer Alrosa announced Friday that it finished the two-year cutting process of the country's largest-ever diamond " a 100-carat vivid yellow stone named New Sun. Russian diamond producer Alrosa announced Friday that it finished the two-year cutting process of…...