Russia
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Agriculture
Fertiliser: Russian firm donates 33,000mt of potash to Nigeria — Shettima
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is very passionate about reducing the cost of fertilizers for Nigerian farmers in the overall interest…
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Opinion
Opinion: Right now, the US is letting Russia win in Africa – again
The United States needs to get way more proactive way more quickly in what is rapidly morphing into a huge…
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Africa
Niger coup: Russia warns against military action
Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it…
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Foreign
Wheat prices soar after Russia warns ships heading for Ukraine ports
Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as…
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Foreign
Belarus leader says he stopped Putin from ‘destroying’ Wagner
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko claims he convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to “destroy” the Wagner group and its chief…
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Foreign
Putin says Russia is united behind him, after quelling rebellion
A visibly angry Vladimir V. Putin on Monday denounced as “blackmail” a weekend rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group even…
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Foreign
Russian defence minister shown visiting troops after Wagner mutiny
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited troops involved in the war in Ukraine, in his first public appearance since…
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Foreign
Who is Prigozhin, the Wagner chief taking on Russia’s military?
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has risen to prominence after taking an increasingly…
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Foreign
Leaked Pentagon documents lingered on social media despite urgent national security concerns
Days after the Pentagon announced it was investigating the leak of more than 50 classified documents that turned up on…
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Foreign
Finland officially joins NATO
Finland has officially become the 31st member of NATO. Helsinki’s accession was made possible after the Turkish parliament approved the…