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    Russian Engagement in Africa

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    Post  George1 Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:44 pm

    Russia In Africa: An Alternative To China's Investment Monopoly?

    The Soviet Union once held vast political and economic influence in Africa. Today, Russians see major opportunities there, but some fear that China may have already won the race to conquer the continent's vast natural resources and economic potential.

    ADDIS ABABA -- The Soviet Union was once a major economic and political power in Africa. But when the empire fell, so did Moscow’s political and economic influence on the continent. Today, the region is growing, but is increasingly dominated by Chinese companies, businessmen and, some worry, Chinese interests.

    Africans are looking to Russia for an alternative, in an attempt to divide their eggs into at least two baskets. A Russia-Africa business forum, which opened last week, in Addis Ababa, was a first step toward a major new initiative of Russian investment across the continent.

    “In the 1990s, Russia gave up practically all of its interests, freeing up the territory for the United States, the European Union and China,” said Mikhail Margelov, a Russian presidential representative. “In 1992, Russia closed nine embassies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The new economy led to strategic losses, and now we need to make up for them.”

    The idea to gather Russian and African businessmen in Africa’s diplomatic capital (Addis Ababa is home to both the United Nation’s economic commission and the African Union headquarters) came from Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, who suggested the idea to Margelov at the statehood ceremony for South Sudan last June.

    In total, Addis Ababa managed to gather 250 African businessmen, as well as governmental representatives from Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Niger and Mali. From Russia, among those present were representatives from Gasprombank, Lukoil and the Russian Railroad Company.

    At the beginning of the forum, Margelov announced that Russia plans to return to Africa in full force. Specifically, Margelov discussed the need to strengthen Russia’s involvement in the construction of infrastructure, both for gas and oil exploration, as well as in projects such as train and road development. He stressed that Russia could outdo competitors in terms of quality-to-price ratios. He particularly brought attention to the Russian Railroad Companies’ role in the construction of a Trans-Kalahari railroad (which is meant to connect the minefields of Botswana with the ports in Namibia), and the Central African Railroad (which would connect Congo, Chad, Niger, and the Central African Republic, providing a way to bring raw materials to ports).

    Margelov also said that Russia’s new involvement in Africa should include a role in the exploitation of the region’s rich raw material reserves: not only in gas and oil, but in minerals lacking in Russia, such as vanadium, chromium, cobalt and uranium. Margelov stressed that Russians would acquire African minerals for fair, reasonable prices.

    In spite of the wide interest in African projects, when we spoke with various members of the Russian delegation, they admitted it was premature to speak of a vast Russian expansion into Africa. The first barrier, the businessmen said, are the high political risks.

    A "useless" fight

    The freshest, and most painful, memory for the Russian Railroad Company, for example, is the railroad that they were supposed to build between Benghazi and Sirte in Libya - a $2.2 billion project that appears now to be lost due to the civil war. A source close to the railroad company said that now that there is in-fighting between the groups that toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, it is not even clear with whom to negotiate.

    It is possible to manage some of the political risks with insurance, but even if a company is protected by insurance, it frequently takes several months for claims to be processed and evaluated. There is also the problem with finding appropriate credit.

    “In natural resource mining, it is possible to recoup costs relatively quickly, but for equipment exports we need a longer credit line, which often presents a problem,” said one representative at the forum.

    But the most important problem that the Russians discussed was the competition with China. “It is useless to fight with the Chinese,” said a Russian diplomat working in Africa. “They give Africa colossal amounts of credit on very good terms, and at the end of an important contract, they always give a gift - free construction of schools and hospitals,” he continued.

    The truth in his words was evident right there in Addis Ababa : China is building a new headquarters for the African Union as a gift, and the Sheraton Hotel, where the forum was held, was built by Chinese businessmen. China did $126.9 billion worth of business in Africa last year, while Russia did only $3.7 billion.

    On the other hand, Africa’s dependance on China could also wind up being Russia’s advantage. Many of the continent’s countries are already talking about Chinese “colonialism,” and are looking for partners from other countries to decrease their dependence on Beijing.

    That may be why the countries that sent representatives to the forum are also those countries where China is the only source of financing for major projects. For example, Niger’s mining minister tried to get Russians interested in the country’s gas mines, where up to now the Chinese have invested heavily. Many African participants in the forum said, over and over again, that they are looking forward to Russian investment, because Russia does not have a colonial history, and they are not “like the Chinese.” But they declined to share their name or the company they work for: As much as the Chinese might be unloved, they are still the most important clients and the main source of credit for these African businesses.

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    Post  George1 Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:56 pm

    Russian An-124 Aircraft With Mobile Clinic Aboard Arrive in Guinea

    According to Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman, the An-124 military transport aircraft have delivered more than 150 tons of medical equipment for the establishment of a field hospital in Guinea.

    MOSCOW, November 16 (Sputnik) — Russian An-124 Ruslan aircraft with a field hospital and a stock of medicines on board have landed in the Conakry airport, Republic of Guinea, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense said Sunday.

    “The An-124 military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force with the field hospital and medicine aboard for the Republic of Guinea have landed in the Conakry airport (Republic of Guinea). The crew of the military transport aviation aircraft carried out a 10-hour-long flight from Sochi [Russia] to Conakry, covering the distance of about 6,500 kilometers (more than 4,000 miles),” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

    Konashenkov added that at the moment the planes are being unloaded at the Conakry airport, and more than 150 tons of medical equipment for the establishment of a field hospital will be given away to Guinea. Special vehicles designed for the safe transportation of those infected with the deadly virus from the Ebola-stricken regions are also being donated.

    On Saturday, Dmitry Peskov, the Russian President's spokesman, announced that Russia has decided to donate a mobile clinic to Guinea to help fight the spread of Ebola in the West African country. According to Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin had instructed Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu to arrange the prompt transport of the equipment.

    According to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) published on November 14, a total of 14,413 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported so far in six Ebola-affected countries – Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Spain and the United States of America – and two previously affected countries – Nigeria and Spain. The disease has already claimed 5,177 lives.

    Although there is no officially approved medication for Ebola, several countries, including Russia, are currently working on trial vaccines.
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    Post  George1 Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:29 pm

    Russia, Sudan to step up military cooperation

    KHARTOUM, December 3. /TASS/. Russia and Sudan have concrete plans to step up military technical cooperation that will not upset the balance of power in the region and will be in full compliance with the countries’ international obligations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday after meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Karti.

    The Russian minister said he hoped results of the next meeting of the Russian-Sudanese intergovernmental commission that will be held in Moscow next week would be as effective as in the past year.

    After the previous meeting last year, the trade turnover between the two countries increased fourfold. “We hope results of the next meeting will be as effective as these,” Lavrov said.

    The Sudanese minister said they had discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations, including cooperation in the oil and banking sectors. “We are glad to welcome Russian companies in Sudan,” he said.

    He also said he expected the dialogue to continue during the next intergovernmental commission meeting in Moscow next week.
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    Post  par far Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:53 pm

    I was reading about how France and other NATO countries are taking advantage of African countries. I came upon this article that that says Russia wrote off large amount of debt for African countries. Why is Did/Is Russia doing this?

    http://english.pravda.ru/russia/economics/19-10-2012/122511-russia_africa-0/


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    Post  sepheronx Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:25 pm

    par far wrote:I was reading about how France and other NATO countries are taking advantage of African countries. I came upon this article that that says Russia wrote off large amount of debt for African countries. Why is Did/Is Russia doing this?

    http://english.pravda.ru/russia/economics/19-10-2012/122511-russia_africa-0/



    Because a lot of the debt will never be paid back as they were pretty substantial from soviet era. Doing so frees up money for these countries to buy actual goods from Russia. Russia is also getting into African market for sale of equipment and military grade, and doing this is good gesture and incentive to buy Russian goods. Nigeria is now turning back to Russia. Soon, Russia will have manufacturing if its agricultural and construction equipment in Egypt (Suez Canal) and thus gain more access to African market.
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    Post  GarryB Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:31 pm

    As Seph said, they are writing off debt that probably wouldn't be paid off anyway and offering loans to buy new stuff and structuring the payments so they can be paid over time making it cheaper to buy new stuff.

    Creates good will, clears the books for new orders and new contracts and means better relations and sales now.

    Russia recently did the same for Cuba... off the top of my head the debt was something like 35 billion, of which Russia wrote off 90% and gave them a time scale for payments for the remaining 3.5 billion.

    It means they can afford to continue to do business.
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    Post  sepheronx Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:53 pm

    This one is pretty important:

    Rostec won the tender to build the first oil refinery in Uganda
    Russian state corporation Rostec in consortium with VTB Capital, Tatneft and South Korean Corporation GS Engineering & Construction won the tender of the Government of Uganda to build an oil refinery with a capacity of about 3 million tons per year (60,000 bpd).

    Russia is really pushing their tech and companies to work abroad. Good to hear.
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    Post  George1 Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:46 pm

    Russian-Sudanese Ties Need Renewed, Powerful Impetus – Foreign Minister

    Sudanese foreign minister said that Russian-Sudanese relations need a more powerful impetus, in particular in the sphere of trade and investment.

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Sputnik) – Russian-Sudanese relations need a more powerful impetus, in particular in the sphere of trade and investment, the Sudanese foreign minister said Monday.

    The remark was made following the Arab League summit that concluded in Egyptian Sharm El-Sheikh resort city on Sunday.

    "Moscow and Khartoum have traditionally good bilateral relations and provide each other mutual support. However, these relations need to gain powerful momentum to reach a strategic level, so that peoples of both countries take advantage in the spheres of investments and trade," Ali Karti told RIA Novosti.

    Following a meeting of the Russian-Sudanese Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in December 2014, Moscow and Khartoum agreed to promote cooperation in a wide range of areas, including health care, mineral prospecting, industry and finance.

    Russia also pledged to eliminate $17 million of Sudan's debt to Russia, the Sudanese mineral resources minister told RIA Novosti after a December 12, 2014 commission meeting.

    Russia's move is helpful to Sudan as their external debt is about $46 billion, according to World Bank estimates.

    Sudan’s economy has diminished due to a protracted civil war and loss of oil revenue in 2011, following South Sudan's secession.

    Read more: http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150330/1020205238.html#ixzz3Vs9LV56O
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    Post  George1 Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:02 pm

    Russian, Zambian foreign ministers to discuss political, economic cooperation

    MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Zambian counterpart Harry Kalaba will hold talks on Friday to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, economic and trade fields, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

    "The foreign ministers will analyze the status and prospects of further strengthening the traditionally friendly Russian-Zambian relations," the ministry said. "It is planned to conduct an in-depth exchange of views on current international and regional agenda issues, focusing on crisis management in Africa and the Middle East."

    The ministers "will discuss issues of strengthening peace and security in Africa in the context of the developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan peace process, the Sahara and Sahel zone and the Horn of Africa, consider the situation in Yemen, Libya and Syria." Lavrov and Kalaba "will also touch upon the issue of Russia’s cooperation with the Pan-African and regional interstate associations, primarily the African Union, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)." "Particular attention will be paid to the problems of combating international terrorism, combating cross-border crime and drug trafficking," said the Russian Foreign Ministry.

    Zambia is Russia’s old and reliable partner in Africa. In October 2014, the two countries marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which were established immediately after this African state proclaimed independence. "The two sides develop contacts in the political and humanitarian spheres, hold regular consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs," the ministry said. "The bilateral agenda discussion will focus on building partnerships in the trade, economic, investment, scientific and technology spheres, prospects for attracting Russian companies to implementing mutually beneficial projects in Zambia in the fields of energy, mining, transport, infrastructure construction and tourism." "The process of updating the legal framework of Russian-Zambian relations is underway," the Foreign Ministry added.

    Among the sub-Saharan African countries, Zambia "is one of the most active users of Russian educational services under the quota of scholarships provided by the Government of Russia for foreign citizens to study in Russian universities." "In 2014-2015 academic year, the number of state scholarships for Zambia was increased to 110," the Foreign Ministry reported. The Russian Centre of Science and Culture, which has a regional status operates in the capital and largest city of Zambia Lusaka.
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    Post  George1 Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:54 pm

    South Africa remains Russia's leading partner in Africa — Putin
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    Post  George1 Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:23 pm

    Russia may sign an agreement on military cooperation with Tanzania

    MOSCOW, July 27 - RIA Novosti. The Russian government has instructed the Defense Ministry to hold talks with Tanzanian Ministry of Defense announced an agreement on military cooperation, according to published on the official web portal of legal information available to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

    Order signed on 23 of July.

    "In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 11 of the federal law" On international treaties of the Russian Federation, "the Russian Defense Ministry to accept the proposal agreed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, to negotiate an agreement between the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defence and National Service of the United Republic of Tanzania on military cooperation "- said in the document.

    Earlier, in May this year, the Russian Federation signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation (MTC) with Cameroon.
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    Post  George1 Thu Sep 10, 2015 1:48 pm

    'For Peace in Africa': Sudan, S.Sudan FMs Reach Agreement in Moscow

    The foreign ministers of the two countries achieved understanding very quickly.


    MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The foreign ministers of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan plan to conclude an agreement after talks in Moscow, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said Thursday.

    "We have achieved an understanding between the two countries within a short period. We are thankful for your support, it is important for peace on the whole continent," Ghandour said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

    On Wednesday, Ghandour arrived in Moscow for three days of trilateral talks with Lavrov and his South Sudanese counterpart Benjamin Barnaba, following an invitation by the Russian side.

    During the talks, the two African countries were said to be working toward a solution to outstanding issues in their bilateral relations, which deteriorated when South Sudan became independent from Sudan in July 2011.

    Read more: http://sputniknews.com/africa/20150910/1026818903.html#ixzz3lKrVfCiI
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    Post  flamming_python Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:38 pm

    George1 wrote:'For Peace in Africa': Sudan, S.Sudan FMs Reach Agreement in Moscow

    The foreign ministers of the two countries achieved understanding very quickly.


    MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The foreign ministers of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan plan to conclude an agreement after talks in Moscow, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said Thursday.

    "We have achieved an understanding between the two countries within a short period. We are thankful for your support, it is important for peace on the whole continent," Ghandour said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

    On Wednesday, Ghandour arrived in Moscow for three days of trilateral talks with Lavrov and his South Sudanese counterpart Benjamin Barnaba, following an invitation by the Russian side.

    During the talks, the two African countries were said to be working toward a solution to outstanding issues in their bilateral relations, which deteriorated when South Sudan became independent from Sudan in July 2011.

    Read more: http://sputniknews.com/africa/20150910/1026818903.html#ixzz3lKrVfCiI

    Wow this is quite a breakthrough if it holds. And very low key considering what it is; the first we heard of two sides that have been fighting a brutal war setting aside their differences is when they were already in Moscow at the invitation of Lavrov - doing it and making progress.

    Russia's working up its peacemaker credentials alright. I'm curious to see what the near future holds with the flood of Arab leaders inbound over the next month or so.
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    Post  George1 Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:57 am

    Russia, Equatorial Guinea agree on holding joint naval exercises
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    Post  George1 Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:42 am

    Lavrov, Sudan vice president to discuss situation in country, bilateral ties
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    Post  George1 Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:45 am

    Rosneft and ExxonMobil Win Three Areas in Mozambique

    Rosneft subsidiary RN-Exploration and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Mozambique Offshore Ltd. will discuss the details of their participation in gas and oil exploration in three areas in Mozambique with the country's government.

    Rosneft subsidiary RN-Exploration and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Mozambique Offshore Ltd. have been awarded three areas at the fifth competitive bidding round for Exploration and Production Concession Contracts held by the Institute of National Petroleum of Mozambique (INP), Rosneft said in a press release.

    “After evaluating 23 applications, the INP has decided to award three areas to Rosneft and ExxonMobil: area A5-B in the Angoche Basin and areas Z5-C and Z5-D in the Zambezi Delta. The prospectivity assessment of these license areas conducted by the two companies’ geological divisions has confirmed their exploration potential,” the company said in a press release.

    Upon receiving the award, the companies will discuss the details of their participation with the Government of Mozambique and the INP, after which ExxonMobil will be declared project operator.

    Rosneft and Exxon Neftegas Ltd., an ExxonMobil subsidiary, are partners in the Sakhalin-1 project, which provides for developing oil and gas fields off the northeastern shore of Sakhalin Island. Rosneft subsidiary RN Cardium Oil is involved in the Canada Energy project of Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, which is developing tight oil reserves in the province of Alberta, Canada.

    Mozambique’s oil and gas sector has significant development potential. In 2010 and 2011, several large offshore gas fields were discovered there. The country’s largest gas deposits are located in the Rovuma Basin, where gas resources have been estimated at up to 2.2 trillion cubic meters (TCM) and in the Mozambique Basin, with three onshore gas fields with proven reserves of up to 95 billion cubic meters (BCM) and one offshore gas field with resources of up to 56 BCM. US Geological Survey has estimated the volume of technically recoverable resources in the Mozambique Coastal Province at 11.7 billion barrels of conventional oil (BBO), 182 trillion cubic feet of natural gas (TCFG) and 5.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids (BBNGL).

    Read more: http://sputniknews.com/business/20151029/1029298571/rosneft-exxonmobil-three-areas-mozambique.html#ixzz3q1yjCYLx
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    Post  George1 Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:02 am

    Interesting. That means that we might have military cooperation agreements?

    Russian Security Council secretary to visit Angola, South Africa

    The talks will be held on an instruction from Russian President Vladimir Putin

    MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev will on November 23-25 pay working visits to Angola and South Africa, the council said.

    "Nikolay Patrushev will hold a number of meetings and talks in Luanda and Pretoria on ensuring international security," the report says.

    The talks will be held on an instruction from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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    Post  George1 Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:35 pm

    Angola and Russia discussed cooperation through law enforcement agencies
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    Post  George1 Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:23 am

    Russia Outpaces World Powers in Building Ties With Africa

    Russia is strengthening its links with Africa now that the continent is seeing steady growth.

    While everyone’s attention has been focused on solving their own crises, Russia has been busy reclaiming its role as a global power, a columnist from the Ozy online magazine wrote.

    Stepping up cooperation with Africa is a substantial part of the Kremlin’s strategy, the author asserted, as Africa is becoming a stronger international partner.

    “The days of American global dominance are ending, and Russia is yet again making its way to the forefront of international affairs, starting with Africa,” the author said.

    The continent’s rapidly increasing global economic relevance is causing other countries to step up to the plate, but Russia has a legacy network of political and economic connections to African countries stretching back to the Cold War era.

    The close ties were recently consolidated by Russian investments across the region, growing at an eye-opening rate. Overall trade has increased tenfold over the past ten years. Within a decade exports jumped from just under $950 MN to approximately $4 BN, and imports from Africa rose from some $350 MN to about $1.6 BN.

    Over the next five years, the continent will host eight of the twelve fastest-growing national economies, and in the next 15 years its combined GDP is expected to reach that of Eastern Europe, the columnist noted, adding that Africa is resource-rich, including some of the largest untouched reserves for minerals, oil and gas in the world.

    Extracting mineral resources from countries like Angola, South Africa, Guinea and Nigeria — countries which are home to major Russian investment projects — is profitable, even with Russia “sitting on 35 percent of the world’s reserves in mineral deposits.” And Russia’s long-standing history with the continent adds to the strength of the partnership.

    “It was actually written in the constitution that the Soviet Union supports nations fighting for independence and for liberation,” said Alexandra Arkhangelskaya, a researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for African Studies, cited by Ozy magazine.

    At the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the bloc had established 20 cultural centers on the African continent, launched agreements with 37 African countries on technical and economic assistance and with 42 countries on trade, educated over 25,000 African students in Soviet universities, and trained 200,000 more on the continent.

    Read more: http://sputniknews.com/business/20151222/1032122464/Russia-Outpaces-World-Powers-Building-Ties-Africa.html#ixzz3v2XQzBwZ
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    Post  George1 Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:30 am

    Russia Hopes to Get Foothold on East Africa Market in Tanzania – Minister

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    Russia May Start Industrial-Scale Uranium Mining in Tanzania in 2018

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    Post  George1 Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:21 pm

    Russia, Zimbabwe to Start Building Platinum Production Complex in 2016

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    Post  George1 Mon May 09, 2016 12:06 am

    Russia Ready to Export Transport Equipment, Off-Road Vehicles to Zimbabwe

    Russia is ready to supply Zimbabve with different types of transport equipment, cars and off-road vehicles as well as to organize their production in the country, the protocol of the joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation revealed.

    VICTORIA FALLS (Zimbabwe (Sputnik) — According to the document, Russia's Tractor Plants Concern is interested to export to Zimbabwe the whole spectrum of its bulldozer and pipe laying equipment, as well as full track off-road vehicles, communal and agriculture vehicles to operate in road-building, oil and gas, mining and agricultural industries.

    In particular, Russia's Military Industrial Company is interested to supply Zimbabwe with special Tigr class off-road vehicles with the prospect to organize their production in the country.

    Russia's United Wagon Company is expected to hold talks on delivery of freight cars and components to Zimbabwe, the commission's document revealed.

    The protocol also reads that Russia’s machine-building company Uralvagonzavod was interested in expanding cooperation with Zimbabwe, including the deliveries of end product and creation of joint production.

    According to the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry, the volume of the Russia-Zimbabwe trade amounted to $45 million in 2015 and increased by 75 percent in comparison with 2014.

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    Post  George1 Thu May 12, 2016 1:12 pm

    Russia Delivers Advanced Navigation Systems for Airports to Angola

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    Post  George1 Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:12 pm

    Russia and Tanzania sign military cooperation agreement

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    MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. Russia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are interested in bringing the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries to a new level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference on Wednesday following talks with DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Leonard She Okitundu.

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