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Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Bagbin, new African Group to mediate Russia-Ukraine crisis

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, currently serving as the President of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (COSPAL), has been unanimously elected as a member to the newly created African Group on Peace…

Russia’s Politics of Writing off African Debts, Putin’s Strategy of Economic Cooperation

During the International Parliamentary conference Russia-Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech at the plenary session, reminded African parliamentarians that the partnership between Russia and African countries has gained additional momentum and is reaching a whole new level. The…

Sergey Lavrov meets with League of Arab States on Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Over the years, Russia’s participation in the meeting of League of Arab States (LAS), that consists of a host of Middle Eastern and North African countries, the discussions focused on their regional conflicts, its implications and impact on development. It…

Russia’s Chamber Moving Business into the Future

By Kester Kenn Klomegah Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) is preparing to hold its grand congress this year, as stipulated in its official charter, to sum up the results of what has been done over the past period, and then…

Face 2 Face with Alice Slater

On this show we speak with Alice Slater about the historical process of nuclear weapon treaties and the relationship between the US and Russia. Alice is the UN NGO Representative of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, sits on the boards…

Can Russia invade Europe?

By Jan Oberg Oh yes! It can and it is ready to. And perhaps it even will. To tell you the truth, although NATO is the strongest, it could well fall apart thanks to Russia’s – Putin’s – cunning schemes.…

Congressional Opponents of Sanctions As Nuts As Supporters

By David Swanson Both houses of Congress have now passed big new sanctions bills by veto-proof majorities, in fact with near unanimity. The vote this week in the House of Misrepresentatives was 419–3 on a bill to sanction Russia, Iran,…