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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Reported Dead

Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term on charges widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic …

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Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza Jailed For 25 Years

Russian opposition leader, who is also a journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. He was found guilty of treason, spreading “false” information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an “undesirable …

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600,000 Barrels Of Russian Fuel Shipped To Ghana – Bloomberg

International business news network, Bloomberg says about 600,000 tonnes of fuel from Russia have been shipped and stored in Ghanaian tanks. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and US barred fuel imports from the former Soviet leader. Bloomberg reports that its tanker tracking data show that “The last …

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Oil Prices Jump More Than 2% On Russian Plan To Cut Output

Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Friday, heading for weekly gains, as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s oil and oil products. Brent crude futures rose US$2.17, or 2.57%, to US$86.67 a barrel by 0900 GMT. U.S. …

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President Akufo-Addo Alleges Burkina Faso Paid Russian Mercenaries With Mine

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has alleged that the government of neighbouring Burkina Faso has given Russian mercenaries a mine as payment to help fight an insurgency in their country. President Akufo-Addo, who is in Washington for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, raised the claims at a meeting on Wednesday …

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