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Kyiv's bid to win over Portuguese-speaking countries

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Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Despite taking place thousands of kilometres from Africa, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a substantial impact on the continent's economies and governments. Facing hurdles in the supply of grain, fertiliser and fuel, and starved of Russian investment, especially in mining projects, African countries are trying to adapt to the crisis while Moscow and Western countries are lobbying hard to bring them into line with their respective positions. [...]

Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 August 2023. © Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA/MaxPPP

Ukraine would like to become an observer of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as it works on reviving its relations with African nations to counter Russian influence - and it already has Angola's support. [...]

Published on 06/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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African Union
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Dmytro Kuleba
Economic Community of West African States
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Joao Gomes Cravinho
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Maryna Mikhailenko
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Oleksandr Korniyenko
Penafiel Palace
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Volodymyr Zelensky
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Cape Verde
Portuguese-speaking Africa backs Tarrafal prison camp bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing

Cabo Verde, backed by Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Portugal, is again seeking to have a concentration camp set up by the Portuguese dictator António Salazar in 1936 to "re-educate" political opponents listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The entrance to the Tarrafal camp, June 2022.

Spotlight | Angola, South Africa
Russian cybersecurity firms shunned by West target southern Africa

These companies, considered undesirable in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago, are now looking to drum up new business in southern Africa. Foremost among them is Kaspersky.

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Equatorial Guinea
Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Portugal had tried to stop Equatorial Guinea joining the CPLP club of Portuguese-speaking countries, but now hopes to improve relations with Malabo, and has appointed its first ever ambassador to the Spanish-speaking state.

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Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Spotlight | Angola
Russian private hire operator Yango finds new opportunities in Africa

Russian private hire platform operator Yango has been increasingly investing in Africa in recent months, particularly in Angola. This follows its fall from favour in Europe as a result of Moscow's war on Ukraine and controversy over Russia's handling of its customers' data.

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A 'Yandex Taxi' is seen in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on 24 March 2020.

Spotlight | Angola
From Luanda to Dakar, Moscow rolls out its cultural diplomacy

Wanting to extend its soft power on the continent, Russia is exploring options to open cultural centres in several African cities. One of these should soon open its doors in Angola.

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The Parliament Building in Luanda, Angola.

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Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

Since Moscow began its military offensive in Ukraine, numerous southern African entrepreneurs have had to freeze their investment projects in Russia or leave their positions as directors of companies under sanctions. Being separated from these wealthy Africans has entrenched the dichotomy of Russia's presence on the continent:

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Naspers' boss Koos Bekker, former CEO of De Beers Gareth Penny and Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President.

Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal
Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo

Portugal has yet to get over Equatorial Guinea's accession to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, which it opposed: it sent no government representatives to one of the highlights of the bloc's calendar, the Malabo business summit.

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Cape Verde Portuguese-speaking Africa backs Tarrafal prison camp bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing

Spotlight | Angola, South Africa Russian cybersecurity firms shunned by West target southern Africa

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Angola, Mozambique
Kyiv's bid to win over Portuguese-speaking countries

Cape Verde
Portuguese-speaking Africa backs Tarrafal prison camp bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing

Spotlight | Angola, South Africa
Russian cybersecurity firms shunned by West target southern Africa

Equatorial Guinea
Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Spotlight | Angola
Russian private hire operator Yango finds new opportunities in Africa

Spotlight | Angola
From Luanda to Dakar, Moscow rolls out its cultural diplomacy

In Focus | Angola, South Africa
Bekker, Penny, Dos Santos... Russia's African partners kept at bay by war in Ukraine

Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal
Sulking Lisbon shuns CPLP business summit in Malabo