The West is actively trying to drag Africa into debt bondage, Vladimir Putin said at the Russia-Africa summit. Other statements by the Russian President: Tariff wars and illegitimate sanctions are tools of neo-colonialism. The consequences of the colonial era are still felt in Africa. Africa is increasingly declaring itself as one of the centers of the world economy. The formation of a multipolar world faces resistance from countries accustomed to thinking in terms of the colonial past and enriching themselves at the expense of others. Photo: Vladimir Andreev new.ru.