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Russia Ready To Partner With Africa In Military Services

Russia Ready To Partner With Africa In Military Services

Russia led by President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen military-technical and humanitarian cooperation and offer assistance to African countries.

Putin made this known in an interview with TASS, Russia’s leading news agency ahead of the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum scheduled to hold from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, in the summer beach resort of Sochi, Russia.

The summit is meant to open a new chapter in relations between the Russian Federation and African countries.

The Russian leader, however, warned African countries of the risk of economic confrontation between major powers over the continent.

He …

EFCC And Interpol To Partner For Strict Maritime Security

EFCC And Interpol To Partner For Strict Maritime Security

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to collaborate with the Interpol to promote maritime security through a special project, tagged “Project AGWE.”

The project which will involve Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Benin Republic is aimed at ridding Nigeria and the other countries involved in economic sabotage in the maritime environment.

The disclosure was made weekend, at the EFCC headquarters by the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, alongside Anastasia Kirillas, Interpol’s Analyst and leader of Interpol’s delegation, which came on a working visit to the commission.

According to Kirillas, the essence of “Project AGWE” is …