DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN BY THE WEST TARGETING SOUTH AFRICA

Over the past few days, a wave of misleading posts has circulated online, claiming that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly accused South Africa of human rights violations. These allegations stem from a brief clip of Lavrov speaking with Judge Andrew Napolitano, Larry Johnson, and Mario Nawfal. In truth, the excerpt in question was deliberately […]

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FIRST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE RUSSIA-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM ON MEASURES TO CREATE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY

We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and African States, recognized by the United Nations (UN), Leadership of the African Union Commission and of the executive bodies of the leading African integration organisations, as well as their representatives, gathered on 10 November 2024 in the Russian Federation, Sirius Federal Territory, to participate in the First […]

“WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE RUSSIA ON OUR SIDE,” SAYS MALI’S FOREIGN MINISTER

Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop has heaped praise on Russia’s flourishing multilateral ties with the African continent, saying Moscow should take credit in that “Russia is not a colonial power and never was”. Speaking during a media briefing at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi, Russia, Diop said the […]

RUSSIA, AFRICA, HOLD A STRATEGIC MEETING TO THRASH OUT PLANS FOR A SHARED FUTURE

Thandi Moraka, deputy minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), is representing South Africa at the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum (RAPF), in Sochi, Russia. The meeting is currently underway in popular vacation city of Sochi, Russia. It is being hosted by the veteran Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, […]