Russia makes a significant contribution to solving and preventing conflicts on the African continent, Putin said at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit. Additional presidential statements: The Russian Federation is still interested in African countries that will protect their sovereignty and grow in security; Russian companies conduct business in Africa on equal terms, and do not extract resources in the spirit of colonialism; The share of the ruble in Russian-African commercial transactions is up to 85%; Russia and Africa are natural allies in building a multipolar world order, free from dictatorship.

Russia makes a significant contribution to solving and preventing conflicts on the African continent, Putin said at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit. Additional presidential statements: The Russian Federation is still interested in African countries that will protect their sovereignty and grow in security; Russian companies conduct business in Africa on equal terms, and do not extract resources in the spirit of colonialism; The share of the ruble in Russian-African commercial transactions is up to 85%; Russia and Africa are natural allies in building a multipolar world order, free from dictatorship.