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World Cup 2018: Argentina Issues Apology for Printing a Guide that Talks About Seducing Russian Women!
Now, there have been a number of controversies in the lead up to the World Cup 2018. It was first whether Russia would be...
How the politics of polarity affects the African continent
At any given moment in the global political order power is distributed in a way and manner that favours certain states more than others....
South Africa, centre of England’s World Cup bid controversy
FIFA, world football body has demanded probe into allegations by the England FA chief that Spain and Russia are conspiring to bribe officials at...
“The Forsaken – from the Great Depression to the Gulags: Hope and Betrayal in Stalin’s Russia”
This remarkable book unearths the untold story of thousands of American
citizens who travelled to the Soviet Union at the height of the Great
Depression only...
Obama faces his greatest test over Iran
This week President Obama released his new nuclear strategy review narrowing the circumstances in which the U.S. might launch a nuclear strike and yesterday...
Somalia: Number of successful pirate attacks decline
With the cooperation of the international shipping industry, there has been steady progress in the fight against maritime piracy off the east coast of...
Top European figures accused of fuelling African crises to rake in fortunes
Simon Mann has accused Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, of an Equatoguinean coup plot in 2004. Last week,...
Black politicians in Russia compete against a vile racist backdrop
The international community recently gave a particular attention to the political ambitions of a Black Russian of Guinea-Bissauan descent. Joaquim Crima ran for mayor...
Brutal killing of Egyptian in Germany ‘Islamophobic’ says head of Jewish group
Germany has broken its silence. A week after the murder of an Egyptian woman, Marwa El-Sherbini, in a German court, Angela Merkel is expected...
Two months of grace for Nigerian militants
Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria have been offered two months to surrender and be rehabilitated, educated and transformed into regular society,...
Nigeria-Russia: To sign Industrial, Oil, Military agreement
Nigeria and Russia have agreed to cooperate on industrial, economic and military activities. The Russian president Mr. Dmitry Medvedev visits Nigeria for the first...
West backs trans-Sahara pipeline to counter Russian monopoly
Total, the French oil major, said on Wednesday that it was ready to participate in a planned Trans-Saharan gas pipeline, seen by European governments...
Russians escape but booming abduction business continues
Following the escape of two Russian hostages, reportedly abducted by gunmen in the middle of the night at Ikot Abasi of the restive Niger...
Vulnerable populations relieved from cluster bombs
About 100 countries on Wednesday in Oslo, Norway, began endorsing an international treaty to ban the use of cluster bombs. The treaty described as...
Libya seeks closer economic ties with Russia
Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is presently on a visit to Moscow, has expressed his wish to see the relations between Libya and Russia...
Russian role in EUFOR-Chad/CAR mission defined by EU
European foreign affairs ministers meeting in council in Luxemburg have approved Russia's participation in the EUFOR-Chad/CAR operation and defined the framework in which the...
EUFOR : Heavy Russian participation expected in September
Russia will provide four Mig-8 helicopters and 120 soldiers to the European peace-keeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) -- EUFOR-Chad/CAR,...
Russian company, Inteco, embarks on a one billion euro project in Morocco
Inteco, the real estate subsidiary of the Russian gas company Gazprom, has announced its intention to invest nearly one billion euros in real estate...
Ghana : Russia invests $1bn in oil exploration
One of Russia's leading oil companies, LukOil Overseas Holding Limited, announced on Tuesday a US$100 million investment to support Ghana's efforts to improve on...
Russian President Putin visits Kadhafi in Libya
Libyan Leader Muammar Kadhafi Wednesday held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who began a two-day official visit at the head of a...
Nigerian oil production may be at risk of heavy output decline
Nigeria risks losing a third of its oil output by 2015 unless it finds ways to boost investment in joint ventures with foreign energy...
Boxing: Samuel Peter’s glory after Hogan Bassey and Dick Tiger
Samuel Peter's victory against Oleg Maskaev in the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title fight in Cancun, Mexico, Saturday night has again put Nigeria...
South Africa’s Foreign Minister visits Russia
South African Foreign Minister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Monday arrived in Moscow, where she will hold discussions with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri...
Yar’Adua’s Boot Camp Reforms: Kicking himself out of office?
Whilst he is combatting political acrobatics, strategically rehearsed and put into practice by Nigerian politicians since time immemorial, to rig elections, through the setting...