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Russia Today
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia and African island nation discuss strengthening ties
Russia and Sao Tome and Principe have discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas including military affairs and agriculture, the Russian Embassy in the Central African island nation has reported. The two countries signed an agreement in St. Petersburg last year that the Kremlin says is intended to establish long-term military cooperation, covering areas such as joint training and counterterrorism. The deal is set to remain in force indefinitely. On Wednesday, the Russian ambassador to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, Vladimir Tararov, met with Sao Tomean Prime Minister Americo Ramos for talks which, according to the embassy, focused on 'current topics of bilateral cooperation of mutual interest.' Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Tararov said the talks had covered cooperation in agriculture and the military-technical fields, as well as research on biodiversity and marine resources. 'We found an understanding regarding the entry of our [Russian] training ship,' the diplomat said, according to the African state's official news agency, STP-Press. The vessel is expected to host 'a protocol event' to mark Sao Tome's 50th independence anniversary on July 12, as well as the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, to be celebrated on August 9, the envoy added. In May, the Africa Confidential news outlet reported that authorities in Sao Tome had ratified last year's agreement granting Russia access to the country's naval port on the Atlantic Ocean. Under the April 2024 pact, the two sides will also exchange information and expertise in military education, cooperate on engineering support for troops, and work together to combat piracy and terrorism, as well as provide military logistical support. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last November at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi that African nations are increasingly turning to Moscow for security assistance. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – countries grappling with over a decade of deadly jihadist insurgency – have severed defense ties with France and looked to Russia for security cooperation to address instability in the Sahel. The three nations have accused their former colonial power of prolonging the crisis under the pretext of counterterrorism.
Russia Today
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
‘Immortal Regiment' marches held in Africa (PHOTOS)
'Immortal Regiment' marches honoring World War II veterans have been held in several African states, leading up to Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9. On Sunday, Russian Embassy representatives and Russian nationals living and working in South Africa took part in a march alongside local and international participants with relatives who fought against Nazism. 'South African society provided humanitarian support to our country. The International Friends of the Soviet Union Association organized charity events and screenings of documentary films about life in the USSR. A symbolic moment was the performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony in Johannesburg and Cape Town in the summer of 1944,' Aleksey Malenko, the Russian consul general in Cape Town, said. A march was also held on the same day in Cotonou, Benin. According to the African Initiative news agency, the event was attended by the ambassadors of Venezuela, China, Cuba, and Russia, along with Beninese alumni of Soviet and Russian universities. An 'Immortal Regiment' march was likewise organized in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The 'Garden of Memory' initiative was also held for the first time in the country, during which participants planted ten palm trees in the park across from the Russian House in Dar es Salaam. A similar event was held on May 2 in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The march involved a 10-meter-long Russian national flag and included Russian and Belarusian citizens, the head of Serbia's diplomatic mission, Russian and Chadian police officers serving in the UN mission, as well as local Congolese participants. On Monday, the Russian Embassy in Angola took part in a commemorative event, with teachers and students from the embassy's school joining the march. Russia's ambassador to Angola, Vladimir Tararov, addressed the students who took part in the event. 'This shows that the memory of the feats of past generations is still alive. Their heroism defines who we are,' TASS quoted the ambassador as saying. An 'Immortal Regiment' march also took place on Sunday in Hammamet, Tunisia. Tunisian families whose ancestors took part in the North African campaign of 1943 were among those who joined the procession. The concept of the 'Immortal Regiment' started in the Russian city of Tomsk in 2012, and has since gained traction nationally and further afield.
