Harare -The Institute of African Knowledge, a Zimbabwean research entity, has unveiled plans to construct a towering bronze and stone monument commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Kwame Muzawazi, the founder of the Institute of African Knowledge, disclosed to Russian state-owned media outlet Sputnik that the monument will…
Russia said on Wednesday that Turkey had agreed in principle to handle one million metric tonnes of grain that Russia plans to send to Africa at a discounted price with financial support from Qatar. Moscow proposed the arrangement after quitting a year-old deal in July that had permitted Ukraine to ship grain safely from its…
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa openly declared his support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Speaking on the sidelines of the two-day Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St Petersburg, Mnangagwa became the second African leader to openly side with Russia. "Zimbabwe is in solidarity with the Russian Federation in your country's special…
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Gold prices moved up sharply on Tuesday amid worries about global growth and inflation following the imposition of a raft of stringent sanctions against Russia.The U.S. and