🇷🇺📞🇲🇱 — Moments ago, Russian State media TASS reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Transitional President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita

In 2020, Colonel Assimi Goïta, leader of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, led a Miliary Coup that overthrew the French-aligned Social-democratic Government of Ibrahim Keita

https://t.me/tass_agency/203160

🇷🇺📞🇲🇱 — 🇷🇺 TASS: The Russian government allocated $2 million for the purchase of a new batch of food for Mali. Vladimir Putin said that Moscow, as necessary, is trying to support this African country both directly and through the relevant UN structures.

The President of the Russian Federation also spoke about the decision to increase the number of quotas for Malian students in Russian universities from 35 to 290.

In addition, Putin announced Russia's intention to develop trade and investment cooperation with Mali.

https://t.me/tass_agency/203165

🇳🇬❌🇳🇬 — Civilian transport companies in Southeastern Nigeria started to withdraw buses going from the region after escalation of Separatist Guerrillas across the region

— Following an ultimatum from Finland-based Biafran Separatist Leader Simon Ekpa calling for two weeks total shutdown of the southeast part of Nigeria beginning from 31 July 2023, transport companies in Nigeria Cross River State have hinted that they may not release their buses to ply that route.

According to local media, they said the decision was not only to save their buses but the lives of passengers and their drivers.

Since the beginning of July 2023, Biafran separatist guerrillas have started attacking checkpoints and cross-border posts across South-East Nigeria, causing fears on the region over the possibility of a full-scale conflict in the Bight of Benin

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🇷🇺🎙📃 — RIA Novosti pool journalist says that Putin will give some major declarations soon
https://t.me/RIAKremlinpool/10291

🇷🇺🤝🌍 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: Putin said that everyone remembers the concrete assistance to African countries in the Soviet era: then there was an opinion that money was wasted on Africa, but now we think about it with gratitude, this was a start to the strength of cooperation .

There is a huge potential in African countries, it is growing exponentially, the Russian leader added.

https://t.me/rian_ru/210569

🇷🇺🤝🌍 —🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin: Africa needs stability in domestic politics in order to develop the economy, there is cooperation in the field of military-technical cooperation with Russia

https://t.me/rian_ru/210571

🇷🇺🤝🌍 —🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: Putin says African friends don't ask for handouts

https://t.me/rian_ru/210570

🇷🇺🤝🌍 —🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: Putin about the support of African countries from Russia: They do not forget about this support, including in the UN, I don’t remember anymore, but they do .

There is nothing to reproach Russia with cooperation with Africa, we are good people, he added.

https://t.me/rian_ru/210572

🇷🇺🤝🌍 —🇷🇺 Zvezda News: "The leading voice and the Kalashnikov assault rifle are much more effective”: Putin spoke about the role of Russia in the liberation of Africa from European Imperial powers

https://t.me/zvezdanews/125682

🇷🇺🇺🇦🕊 — 📰 Columbus Informazione: Putin said that the point of the African peace initiative about a ceasefire in Ukraine is hardly achievable: "We cannot do this in the conditions of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

https://t.me/columbusinformazione/23455

🇷🇺🇺🇦🕊 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: The provisions of the Africa Peace Initiative on Ukraine are being implemented, for example, the exchange of prisoners, humanitarian issues, Putin said

https://t.me/rian_ru/210574