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Burundi Seeking to Improve Defense Capabilities in Talks with Moscow, Minister Says
On this March 21, 2018, the flag of Burundi is seen on a car near the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, where foreign ambassadors have been invited to receive a clarification of Russia's position on the poisoning incident involving former GRU officer Sergei Skripal. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
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Burundian Defense Minister Warns of Possible Proliferation of Weapons Bound for Ukraine in Africa
The attack of Russian missiles on the arsenal with Western weapons in the Lvov region. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
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Niger: It's 'Official End of Francafrique,' According to Former Austrian Minister
Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. Security concerns built on August 3, 2023 ahead of planned protests in coup-hit Niger, with France demanding safety guarantees for foreign embassies as some Western nations reduced their diplomatic presence. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaSamantha AriasWriter
17 August 2023, 18:30
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Ghana Develops Youth Agriculture Program
Farmers select, according to the size, pineapple plants to be cultivated on the Greenfields Pineapple farm fields, in Ekumfi, June 29, 2018. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaSamantha AriasWriter
17 August 2023, 18:27
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Russia Supports African Nations in Fight Against Imperialism: Burundian Defense Minister
Defense Minister of Burundi Alain Mutabazi at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center in the Moscow region, Russia. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
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Women at ARMY-2023 Forum: Beauty and Brains in Action
Two women sit next to the Buran-10 special armored vehicle at the exposition field in the Kubinka Patriot Park and Congress Center outside Moscow on August 16, 2023 during the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2023. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 17:56
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Grain Deal Collapse: Risk of 'False Flag Provocations' Heats Up in Black Sea Region
A view shows wheat ears to be harvested in the fields of Krasnodarskoe company in Krasnodar region, Russia. - Sputnik Africa
Svetlana Ekimenko
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What's the Problem With British Tanks Challenger 2, Used by Ukraine Army?
A Challenger 2 tank, this one belonging to the British army, seen during NATO drills in Estonia, May 2023. - Sputnik Africa
Ilya Tsukanov
17 August 2023, 16:52
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AU Calls For Immediate Ceasefire in Ethiopia's Amhara Region Amid Clashes
A destroyed tank is seen by the side of the road south of Humera, in an area of western Tigray annexed by the Amhara region during the conflict in northern Ethiopia, on May 1, 2021. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 15:47
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Safaricom Expands M-Pesa Mobile Money Service to Ethiopia to Replicate Success in Region
In this photo of Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011 customers make money transfers at an M-Pesa counter in Nairobi, Kenya, as others wait outside. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
17 August 2023, 15:34
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Army-2023: Russia State Arms Exporter Signs $600 Million Worth of Contracts
Air-to-air Missiles Exhibited at the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2023 - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 15:26
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Watch: Ukrainian Soldier Tells Why He Defected to Russian Side
Ukrainian soldier tells why he defected to Russian side - Sputnik Africa2:22
17 August 2023, 14:54
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Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Coming to Africa? Expert Warns of Destabilization Plot by West
In this March 27, 2012 file photo, boys play soccer in a dusty lot in central Bamako, Mali. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 13:55
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West Made 'Very Serious Mistake' in Killing Gaddafi, Says Italy's Top Diplomat
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- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
17 August 2023, 13:10
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Putin Instructs Cabinet to Find Ways to Promote Russian Video Games in BRICS Markets
Science and Technology Festival 'Geek Picnic' in Moscow. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 13:01
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Africa Should Reduce Reliance on West, Tackle Unfair Raw Material Trade Practices, Officials Say
African heads of state and country representatives listen as African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping speaks during the opening session of the 17th African Union Summit, at Sipopo Conference Center, outside Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, June 30, 2011. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
17 August 2023, 12:47
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Zimbabwean Polling Authority Assures Voters 'Harmonized Election' All Set
People walk past an election poster of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the party headquarters in Harare on June, 8, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
17 August 2023, 11:22
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Somalia Poised to Deliver New Strike at al-Shabaab Terrorists
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrives at the 54th Anniversary of the Somali National Army held at the Army Headquarters in Mogadishu, on April 12, 2014. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
17 August 2023, 10:48
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Over 60 Dead in Migrant Boat Sinking Off Cabo Verde: UN Agency
A boat believed to have departed Senegal with more than 100 migrants in early July has been rescued on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2023, with 38 survivors and several dead on board near the Atlantic island nation of Cabo Verde. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 10:19
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Live Updates: ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff Meeting on Niger Kicks Off in Ghana
Chairperson of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (L) interacts with President of ECOWAS Commission Omar Touray (R), during the ECOWAS Head of States and Government extraordinary session in Abuja, on August 10, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
17 August 2023, 09:45
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