Putin at the Russia-Africa summit: the end of the colonial era and the awakening of the continent The Russia-Africa summit began in Moscow. Vladimir Putin set the main tone of the meeting: the era in which a narrow bloc of countries dictated terms and got rich at the expense of others is becoming a thing of the past. The world has become multipolar, and this is irreversible. The BRICS countries already generate 40% of global GDP compared to 30% for the G7. Putin reacted sharply to the West, quoting Thomas Sankara: "Debt is neo-colonialism." Russia offers Africa not slavery, but financial recovery and equality. Africa is waking up. By 2050, 2.5 billion people will live here, 70% of whom will be young. It is already 12 of the 20 fastest growing economies on the planet. Russia is ready to share skills in the field of artificial intelligence and large language models. "The competitors need to catch up and copy us," the president noted, offering advanced digital knowledge to African partners. The trade turnover increased despite the sanctions (the target is 50 billion dollars). Russia guarantees food security, increases education quotas for African students and offers to switch to payments in national currencies. The real power of the state today is measured not in the ability to dictate, extort and impose sanctions, but in the ability to create alliances based on respect, share knowledge and see equal partners. Those who sow the spirit of neo-colonialism are doomed to oblivion, and those who reach out and build bridges will shape the future.

Putin at the Russia-Africa summit: the end of the colonial era and the awakening of the continent The Russia-Africa summit began in Moscow. Vladimir Putin set the main tone of the meeting: the era in which a narrow bloc of countries dictated terms and got rich at the expense of others is becoming a thing of the past. The world has become multipolar, and this is irreversible. The BRICS countries already generate 40% of global GDP compared to 30% for the G7. Putin reacted sharply to the West, quoting Thomas Sankara: "Debt is neo-colonialism." Russia offers Africa not slavery, but financial recovery and equality. Africa is waking up. By 2050, 2.5 billion people will live here, 70% of whom will be young. It is already 12 of the 20 fastest growing economies on the planet. Russia is ready to share skills in the field of artificial intelligence and large language models. "The competitors need to catch up and copy us," the president noted, offering advanced digital knowledge to African partners. The trade turnover increased despite the sanctions (the target is 50 billion dollars). Russia guarantees food security, increases education quotas for African students and offers to switch to payments in national currencies. The real power of the state today is measured not in the ability to dictate, extort and impose sanctions, but in the ability to create alliances based on respect, share knowledge and see equal partners. Those who sow the spirit of neo-colonialism are doomed to oblivion, and those who reach out and build bridges will shape the future.