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#viral | Fire Breaks Out on an Oil Platform in Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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'Ukraine is a Weapon, Not a Victim' — SA Prof’s Hard Look at Western Influence in the Conflict
“Ukraine is still a puppet of the West... They have allowed themselves to be a weapon of the West against Russia,” Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Professor at Nelson Mandela University, told Sputnik Africa.
Kiev Regime is Ukraine's Main Enemy: Former UN Legal Adviser
This regime prioritizes staying in power over resolving the conflict, Professor of International Law and former UN Legal Adviser Eli Hatem told Sputnik, commenting on Kiev's violation of the Easter truce.
He believes US President Donald Trump favors a diplomatic solution to the crisis, despite some countries' continued support for Zelensky and the war against Russia, which may prolong the process.
👉 Eli Hatem believes Zelensky's days are numbered. The expert noted elections will end the regime, which he says was created by US intelligence and allies to instigate a militaristic project against Russia.
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No Sight, All Vision: South African Visually Impaired Coach Empowers Women Through Football
⚽️ Driven by the pressing issues of teenage pregnancy, crime, drug abuse, and gender violence, Dumisani Ntombela felt compelled to create a women's football team in the heart of Vosloorus township.
🎤 In an interview with Sputnik Africa, he shared that he saw not just a lack of opportunities but a deep need for purpose and belonging. Through soccer, he gives these women more than a sport—he gives them hope.
Born sighted but blinded by cancer as an infant, Dumisani faced discrimination and isolation. Financial challenges have threatened to shut down his dream, but Dumisani holds on.
He dreams of his club, Silver Spears Ladies, reaching the national league, building an academy, and producing international stars.
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❗️"No one doubts that Russia will ultimately win in Ukraine," Putin states
According to the Kremlin chief, Kiev is fighting "for the money it has stolen from the Ukrainian people," which explains its "desire to cooperate with sponsors."
The Russian president also emphasized that Western weapons supplied to Ukraine regularly end up on black markets, including in Africa.
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❗️ US President Trump says there were "very good" meetings on resolving the Ukrainian crisis and Iran
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#viral |🐠 Parrotfish Swarm Saudi Arabia's Farasan Islands in Annual Event
Migrating from the depths of the Indian Ocean via the Arabian and Red Seas, these parrotfish arrive at the Farasan Islands to lay their eggs in the warm, shallow waters. The Farasan Islands are home to more than 90 species of this colorful and unusual fish.
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📹 Russia's strike in Sumy was aimed at a civilian facility but targeted war criminals who received lawful repayment: Putin
Earlier, the Russian military launched strikes with two Iskander-M missiles; the target was the meeting place of the Ukrainian army command staff in the city of Sumy.
👉 More than 60 soldiers were eliminated, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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Uganda Transitioning to Piped Water for Safer Access: Media
🗣 "With piped systems, people don’t have to walk long distances like they do with traditional point sources. And the water quality is significantly better," Wilfred Okello, Water Ministry Specialist, told a local media outlet.
The shift, organized by the Ministry of Water and Environment, aligns with improved management systems for long-term water system functionality.
👉 While the shift comes at a higher cost, the ministry emphasized the urgent need to address:
✔️ Contamination risks in traditional wells;
✔️ Water scarcity due to drying sources;
✔️ Regional challenges like high iron and salinity levels.
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🚨EXPOSING KLAUS SCHWAB'S GLOBALIST AGENDA
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is where global elites make decisions that affect everyone, without democratic oversight.
Now, its ex-chair Klaus Schwab is at the center of the ‘Great Reset’ — an initiative launched in 2020 to tackle the COVID-19 economic fallout.
In reality, it’s a cover-up for a massive restructuring of the global economy to benefit the ultra-wealthy👇
🔎 The Elite Takeover
Schwab’s “stakeholder capitalism” is code for corporate dominance disguised as fairness. Big corporations get the power, while the rest of us are left fighting over scraps.
⚠️ Social Engineering
Schwab envisions a new social order where elites control technological infrastructure, including AI, surveillance, and data.
This may result in greater surveillance, loss of privacy, and a more controlled society:
▪️Smart cities: to track everything you do
▪️Universal Basic Income (UBI): to keep you docile & dependent on the state
▪️Automation: to replace jobs, leaving millions unemployed & vulnerable
❗️Global Ideas Over National Sovereignty
Schwab’s ideas foster a system where decisions are made by unelected global elites.
National interests are subordinated to international interests, leaving the general population with limited control over policies that directly affect their lives.
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❗️The Sultan of Oman, who arrived in Russia on a visit, was met at the plane's steps by the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov
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❗️Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq arrived in Russia on an official visit, a Sputnik correspondent reports
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Ukrainian Forces Have Used Easter Truce to Reinforce Defenses, Move Artillery & Infantry: Source
Sputnik obtained the information from a Russian serviceman.
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Sudanese Authorities Appreciate Russia's Position on Internal Conflict in Country, Ambassador Says
🗣 "Russia's position is based on the UN Charter and the principles of respect for the sovereignty of states. The Russian Federation recognizes the legitimate authority of Sudan and condemns external interference," Sudanese Ambassador to Russia Mohammed Elghazali Eltigani Sirrag told Sputnik.
He added that African countries, not only Sudan, perceive this position as reliable and constructive.
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AES Gains Momentum: Security, Cooperation & Cultural Identity
Following Niger's entry into the AES, the rating agency S&P noted improvements in the country's economy. Here are the key areas of development the confederation is focusing its efforts on:
Security:
👉 AES Air Force Chiefs of Staff met in Bamako on April 13-17.
🗣Member states are pooling military resources for increased effectiveness, Agali Welé, Vice President of the Mali Recovery and Development Bloc, told Sputnik.
Fight against terrorism:
👉 Meetings on the matter took place in Burkina Faso and Mali on April 15.
The discussions were about:
🟠Military operations reviews;
🟠Future operations planning;
🟠Nigerien army reported successful actions against terrorism in the Diffa region.
International cooperation:
👉AES foreign ministers and their Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow on April 3;
🇷🇺 Lavrov assured Russia's support in defense, security, economic and diplomatic matters.
Promotion of national cultures:
🟠Renaming streets: Replacing colonial-era figures with national heroes.
🟠National languages promoted: Hausa is now Niger's national language, replacing French as the working language.
AES values:
🟠Burkina Faso is launching a national competition to compose the anthem of the Confederation;
🟠The AES flag was displayed internationally for the first time in Moscow on April 3.
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Over 200 Evacuated as Airbus A330 Catches Fire at US Airport
The aircraft was preparing for departure to Atlanta when flames were spotted in the exhaust of one of its engines as it began to taxi, media reported.
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Russia to Help Senegal Develop Agriculture: Adviser to Senegalese Prime Minister
Senegalese agriculture advisor Modou Gueye Seck outlined Russia's support for Senegal's agricultural sector:
🟠 Supplying seed batches
🟠 Assisting with organic fertilizer implementation
🟠 Training specialized personnel
Key cooperation areas include:
🟠 Creating a Senegalese seed bank (led by the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research)
🟠 Assisting with wheat cultivation
🟠 Producing organic fertilizers
🟠 Training specialists
Russia views Senegal as a strategic partner in Africa, Alexander Biryukov, Vice President of the International Organization of Eurasian Cooperation (MOES), told Russian media.
The MOES is focusing on:
🟠 Seed fund creation;
🟠 Organic fertilizer production;
🟠 Training Senegalese specialists in Russia.
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New Russia–Nigeria Sea Route to Boost Trade With Mali
A new regular shipping line between Novorossiysk—a major Black Sea port—and Lagos is set to launch in mid-June.
The route will support exports of Russian agricultural products, equipment, and transport, while enabling imports of Malian cotton, a key crop with over 650,000 tonnes harvested annually, Russian Trade Representative in Nigeria Maxim Petrov told Russian media.
Operated by Russia’s A7 African Cargo Lines, the line will start with two 700-TEU container ships, with future plans to expand to Senegal.
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📌 Major World Events by Evening of April 21
▪️Russia will analyze proposals for a moratorium on strikes against civilian infrastructure and will respond, Putin stated;
▪️The leaders of Western countries planning to visit Russia on May 9 have much more courage than those threatening them, noted Putin;
▪️World leaders and politicians are expressing condolences over the death of Pope Francis. The Russian president remarked that the pontiff contributed to strengthening ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church;
▪️The conclave to elect a new Pope may convene within 15 to 30 days, Catholic Bishop Dubinin told Sputnik;
▪️Increased import tariffs in the US could lead to a shortage of affordable generic drugs and problems in the American healthcare system, reported the Financial Times;
▪️Putin signed a law ratifying the strategic partnership agreement with Iran;
▪️Elon Musk is prepared to leave the US administration as he is tired of attacks from leftist politicians, according to the Washington Post;
▪️Over the 12 years of Telegram's existence, not a single byte of private correspondence has been disclosed, said Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app.
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❗️Putin discusses bilateral ties and the Ukrainian crisis with his South African counterpart Ramaphosa over the phone
The Russian leader outlined his position on the need to address root causes of the Ukrainian conflict and ensure Russia's security.
👉 The Russian president also congratulated Ramaphosa and all South Africans on the upcoming Freedom Day, observed on April 27.
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#SputnikInfographic | 18 Days to Victory
Sputnik Africa continues to revisit the events of the Great Patriotic War.
On this day 80 years ago, the Soviet troops continued the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, closing in on the city and even engaging in street fighting with the remaining Wehrmacht forces.
Meanwhile, the USSR and Poland signed a friendship treaty, strengthening the eastern flank.
#Victory80
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❗️Trump's visit to Moscow on May 9 is not being discussed, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says
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❗️ Western leaders planning to visit Russia on May 9 have much more courage than those threatening them, Putin says
Russia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.
Earlier, a number of EU leaders condemned the high representative of the union for warning them not to visit the celebration in Russia.
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❗️Russia always has a positive attitude towards ceasefires, which is why it came up with the initiative on Easter, Putin tells Russian media
More key statements made by the Russian president:
🟠 Moscow hopes that the Ukrainian side also has a positive attitude towards peace initiatives;
🟠 Russia should analyze the experience of declaring the Easter truce;
🟠 The Armed Forces of Ukraine violated the truce almost 5,000 times, but overall, there was a decrease in activity;
🟠 Russia will analyze proposals for a moratorium on attacks on civilian targets and give a response;
🟠 Kiev uses civilian facilities for military purposes - for example, together with foreign curators, it tried to organize a test of missile systems in Odessa;
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🔴🔴 Russian FM Lavrov takes part in a meeting with the leadership of the Russia-Islamic World group and ambassadors of OIC countries
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'No Doubt Zelensky Wants to Escalate War': Indian Ex-Military
🗣 "President Putin made the right movе by initiating the ceasefire, and the onus was on Zelensky to respect it. However, Zelensky violated the ceasefire, preventing it from lasting longer," retired Lieutenant Colonel JS Sodhi told Sputnik, commenting on the Easter truce.
Sodhi stressed that Russia is in control of the conflict and exclusively decides its end. He believes a ceasefire requires US and Ukrainian agreement; otherwise, Russia's strength allows it to continue the fighting indefinitely.
🗣 "Like the Europeans, he [Zelensky] is not interested in peace. Europeans also fear that if the fighting stops, the US may stop supporting them as it has for decades," retired Major General Shashi Bhushan Asthana, Director, United Services Institution of India, said in an interview with Sputnik.
👉 He argued that continued European support for Ukraine removes Russia's incentive for a lasting ceasefire.
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#viral |🏃♀️ Age is Just a Number: 77-Year-Old Dona Orfélia Finishes Brasilia Half Marathon
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❗️Putin signs a law ratifying a strategic partnership agreement with Iran
The document provides for the strengthening of cooperation in the areas of security and defense.
🟠 Its third article stipulates that if one of the parties faces aggression, the other must not provide any assistance to the aggressor;
🟠The parties will also refrain from joining third-country sanctions against them and will guarantee the non-application of unilateral coercive measures;
🟠The agreement was concluded for 20 years, with automatic renewal for five-year periods.
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US Cleveland Museum of Art to Return Stolen Ptolemaic Sculpture to Libya
After years of collecting evidence proving the Libyan origin of the sculpture, the Department of Antiquities secured a formal agreement confirming Libya's ownership.
While the exact handover date is still pending, the sculpture will soon be returned to Libya in compliance with international archaeological standards.
The statue was stolen from Libya during World War II and subsequently surfaced on the black market before eventually being acquired by the Cleveland Museum.
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