Vladimir Putin's main statements at the plenary session of the "Russia-Africa" Economic and Humanitarian Forum: A multipolar world is becoming a reality. The age when the fate of entire continents was determined by a narrow group of countries is irrevocably a thing of the past; Over the past five years, the BRICS countries have contributed more than 40% of world GDP, while the G7's contribution was less than 30%; the West is trying to return Africa to debt bondage by imposing financial resources on extortionate terms; the formation of a multipolar world opposes countries that are used to thinking in terms of the colonial past and "getting incredibly rich at someone else's expense"; Russia is helping African countries reduce the debt burden of them and advocates for the strengthening of the continent's role in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; Russian businesses in Africa do not engage in predatory exploitation of natural resources, but develop raw material processing directly on the continent; Russia has made significant progress in strengthening its own language models; Russia has created an efficient public administration system based on modern technologies. Moscow is ready to share its developments with African countries; More than 40 African countries receive Russian fertilizers and grains. During the nine months of 2026, Russia supplied the continent with 13 million tons of agricultural products; Russia is ready to expand the geography of food supply to Africa. The supply of African agricultural products to Russia will also increase; The trade turnover between Russia and Africa in 2025 exceeded 27 billion dollars. In the near future, this figure may exceed $50 billion; Since 2020, the number of African students studying in Russia has increased one and a half times; Russia will continue to provide aid to African countries in the field of health; Russia intends to locate the production of Russian medicines and vaccines in Africa.