Tag: Russia
Traffickers used Russia’s World Cup to enslave us, say Nigerian women
Blessing Obuson thought Russia’s soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on...
DA to pursue unsatisfactory answer from Mapisa-Nqakula
Opposition Democratic Alliance (MP) Kobus Marais will be seeking "better" answers from the Defence and Military Veterans Minister during the upcoming short Parliamentary session.
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US to counter China, Russia influence in Africa
The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding economic and political influence of China and Russia in Africa, where the nations use corrupt...
Russia, China abstain on U.N. Central Africa vote, unhappy with France
Russia and China abstained on Thursday in a United Nations vote to extend a peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic (CAR) because the French-drafted...
U.S. to counter China, Russia influence in Africa
The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding Chinese and Russian economic and political influence in Africa, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton...
Russian Helicopters establishing MRO facility in Egypt
Russian Helicopters is establishing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for Mi-8/17 helicopters in Helwan, Egypt, which should be certified in...
Russia fires on and seizes Ukrainian ships near annexed Crimea
Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on Sunday after opening fire on them and wounding several...
Russian military veterans seek ICC investigation of mercenary deployments
Groups representing Russian military veterans plan to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Russia's secret deployment of civilian contractors in...
Equatorial Guinea receives two Mi-172 helicopters
Russian Helicopters has delivered two Mi-172 helicopters to the government of Equatorial Guinea, with one in VIP configuration and the other fitted...
Russia’s Rostec says aiming for aviation independence amid sanctions
Russia wants to achieve full independence in its ability to develop civil aircraft in order to avoid being "pushed around" by dominant...
Lessons learnt from latest Op Copper deployment
The most recent Operation Copper deployment in the Mozambique Channel, in addition to providing valuable "on-the-job" training for both sailors and airmen,...
