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Moscow tightens financial ties with Antananarivo

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The presence of two senior Malagasy finance officials in the delegation received by Vladimir Putin in Russia points to progress on plans to establish Russian payments platform A7 in the Indian Ocean.

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President of the Seychelles Patrick Herminie is received by Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on 22 April 2026.
Spotlight | Seychelles The story behind the Seychelles and Moscow's rapprochement Inner Circle | Cameroon The inner circle of Nathalie Moudiki, de facto head of national oil company
An oil platform off the coast of Limbe, home to Cameroon’s national refining company, Sonara, in September 2011.
Congo, Gabon Oligui Nguema heads to Oyo to ease tensions with Sassou-Nguesso Africa Putin seeks to connect Crimea and the continent during Russia-Africa summit Kenya Ruto pushes to fast-track magnate Narendra Raval's iron mining projects
Narendra Raval (left) and William Ruto (centre) lay the foundation stone for the Devki Group's Kitui cement factory, in Kenya, on 27 October 2026.
Cameroon Yaoundé under pressure from backers over Nachtigal dam
Cameroon’s finance minister, Louis-Paul Motaze, in Yaoundé on 9 December 2025.
Angola Africell and Luanda poised to set up satellite services firm with help from US Tanzania Capital Pay's mega-contract challenged in court Tunisia Kaïs Saïed's security chief consolidates his role as power broker
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed in Tunis, on 21 October 2024.
Libya Saddam Haftar seeks to rally Fezzan tribes

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