The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) free trade area prioritizes trade with Russia and seeks to further expand commercial relations with the country, Dr Amany Asfour, the chairperson of the COMESA Business Council Board, said during a panel session of the Russian-African Social Forum on Monday.

Africa calls on the Russian government to encourage the country's private investment into the continent, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, the ambassador of Rwanda to Russia, said on Monday

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with a number of foreign ministers participating in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Rwandan Embassy in Moscow wants to open more polling stations in Russia to increase the turnout of the East African country's citizens residing in Russia for future elections, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda's ambassador to Russia, told Sputnik.

Rwandan Ambassador to Russia Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya told Sputnik that she hoped an agreement on the direct export of Rwandan tea and coffee to Russia will be signed in November at the Rwanda-Russia Business Forum in Kigali.

Rwandan Ambassador to Russia Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya told Sputnik that Kigali and Moscow were planning to sign an intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in November or December this year.

Rwanda wants Russia to sign an agreement on supplies of air defense systems to the East African country as soon as possible, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda's ambassador to Russia, told Sputnik.

Rwandan Ambassador to Russia Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya told Sputnik that Rwandan President Paul Kagame had promised to come to Russia with a visit next year.

The risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) spreading to other countries outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is very low, but it depends on local response in the epicenter of the ongoing outbreak, Dr. Mike Ryan, the assistant director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.

The risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) spreading to other countries outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is very low, but it depends on local response in the epicenter of the ongoing outbreak, Dr. Mike Ryan, the assistant director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.