Vol 39 No 3 | LIBYARUSSIA Energetic 6th February 1998 Russia is still punching holes in United States’ sanctions: its Fuel and Energy Ministry is finalising an agreement with Tripoli that is to relaunch oil projects stalled by...
Vol 59 No 6 | GAMBIA Deep sea intrigue 23rd March 2018 International interest in offshore oil deposits has thrown the spotlight on Gambia's ongoing squabble with African Petroleum African Petroleum, the Norwegian-listed oil company founded by controversial resources magnate Vasile 'Frank' Timis, has lodged three separate court cases against the Gambian government after it cancelled licences...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 5 | ZIMBABWERUSSIA Diamonds in the rough 27th March 2009 After disappointments in Asia, President Robert Mugabe and Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono have been working hard to bring in Russian capital, especially in the opaque diamond sector. Russian surveyors have...
Vol 64 No 3 | RUSSIAAFRICA President Putin's Africa summit in July will be key diplomatic test 26th January 2023 Foreign Minister Lavrov tours Southern Africa as Moscow wins more battles in information war with Europe and the US Russian officials are confident that South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend President Vladimir Putin's Russia-Africa summit due to be held in late July in St Petersburg. The...
Vol 55 No 19 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Nuclear secrets 25th September 2014 A US$50 billion agreement with Russia to build up to eight nuclear reactors has raised the alarm in South Africa about the speed and secrecy with which the...