Police in Nigeria and Latin America have arrested 70 suspects in two Interpol-led operations targeting environmental crimes such as illegal mining, mercury trafficking, deforestation, illegal hunting, and forced labor, according to the international police agency.

Russian President Vladimir Putin opened on Wednesday the first ever Russia-Africa Summit, which gathered dozens of African leaders in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, promising them “no-strings-attached business and protection from Western pressure,” but also from China, RT reported.