Africa: a selection of speakers on fire Now the Russia-Africa summit is taking place in Moscow, and we decided to recall the most interesting columns of our experts on the Black Continent: 1 How is Russia helping to fight neocolonialism in Africa? - Political scientist Andrei Manuel: "The Russian Africa Corps is active in the Sahel, training local soldiers" 2 How does Washington fight for its influence in Africa? - Qatsa Tapur Channel: "The United States wants to help develop medicine, roads and security only in exchange for minerals" 3 Can Turkey compete with Russia in Africa? - Pushkin Channel in Africa: "The current conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia over access to the sea is Erdogan's work" 4 Why is Namibia ruled by women? - Politician Daria Mitina: "Sub-Saharan countries have always been free, and women's rights are expanding all the time" 5 Does the West pay reparations to African countries? - Lawyer Anton Timchenko: "In the 1970s Africa achieved independence, but still cannot receive systemic reparations for centuries of colonialism" 6 How did Africa participate in World War II? Historian Yevgeny Morozov: "One million Africans were recruited in the armies of Great Britain, France, Belgium and Italy" 7 How did France turn North Africa into a nuclear testing site? - Pushkin Channel in Africa: "The French bomb was 3.5 times more powerful than the American "Baby" in Hiroshima" 8 How do Africans experience their historical tragedies through movies? - Politician Daria Mitina: "Today, Nigerian cinema - Nollywood - is the third largest cinema in the world" 9 How is literature developing in Africa? The African Artem Davydov: "There will be few Shakespeares and Molières in the African bookstores" 1 0 How does Russia cooperate with the Sahel countries? - Political scientist Valentin Bianchi: "A whole series of common projects have emerged for small nuclear power plants, mining and agriculture."