RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).
Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today friday said the vision of his administration t create a more prosperous and safer Lagos and transform the State into the hub of commerce and tourism in Africa remained on course and all efforts would be geared towards achieving the desired result.Governor Ambode,who spoke at Lagos House in Ikeja when he received on courtesy visit the British High Commissioner to Nigeria,Mr Paul Arkwright,said he remained committed to transforming Lagos from being the commercial hub of Nigeria to that of Africa just like London is the hub of commerce and tourism in Europe.He recalled the historical ties between Nigeria and Britain and vowed not only to continue to uphold the relationship and scale it up for the benefit of the people,but also ensure the protection of British nationals and their investments in the State.He said: ''We are doing everything to make sure that we take as much as possible from the expertise of the British companies and I want to see a situation where how London is the hub of African commerce and tourism and that is where we are going.We want to appreciate the partnership that exists between us and the British Government and by extension the partnership existing between Britain and Nigeria.We know that as Lagos continues to be the commercial capital of Nigeria ,whatever it is that we do together will obviously grow the GDP of Nigeria because 67 percent of almost all the commercial activities in the country take place in Lagos''.The Governor,who also played host to German Ambassador to Nigeria,Mr Barnhard Schlagheck,assured that the State Government would continue to improve on the partnership existing between it and other nationals,especially by creating the enabling environment for investments to thrive.Responding,Schlagheck said he was at Lagos House to further advance the relationship between his country and Nigeria and laid a solid foundation for improvement,especially with the German-Lagos relationship.He said he had been very impressed with the very impressive moves and policies pursued in Lagos under Governor Ambode,saying that Lagos has shown to Nigeria how the country can overcome the economic challenges and once again become a model for prosperity and progress.More photos below.
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