Putin spoke at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa Forum. The main thing: - Russia and Africa together created the preconditions for the transition to a fair multipolar world; - Cooperation in the name of sovereign development is the core idea of the current Russia-Africa relations; - Russia has consistently supported liberation movements in Africa, assisted in the development of economies and the formation of armed forces ready to fight; - A fairer world, where the voices of the majority are heard, replaces a unipolar world; - The West is actively trying to push Africa into debt bondage; - The influence and authority of the African continent on the world stage is increasing; - The question arose regarding changing the work of the IMF and the World Bank, reorienting it to the needs of the developing economies; - Trade between Russia and Africa is capable of exceeding the 50 billion dollar mark in the very near future; - Russia will place the synthesis of medicines and vaccines in Africa, create laboratories and diagnostic centers.