Gabon would very much welcome Russian investment in its tourism sector and would be ready to launch direct flights between the two nations once such a need arose, the African country's minister of investment promotion, Jean Fidele Otandault, told Sputnik

Gabon wants to expand its cooperation with Russia from the production of mineral resources to agriculture and food industry, Jean Fidele Otandault, the Gabonese minister of investment promotion, told Sputnik

The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at US$61.63 a barrel on Thursday, 24th October, compared with US$60.42 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations

Delegates from 18 African countries have arrived in the Russian city of Sochi ahead of the Russia-Africa summit and economic forum this week, the airport authority told Sputnik on Tuesday

Delegates from 12 African countries have arrived in the Russian city of Sochi ahead of the Russia-Africa summit and economic forum this week, the airport authority told Sputnik on Tuesday