Putin's speech at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit. The bottom line: Russia and Africa are united by truly strong ties of friendship and enduring partnership; Russia and African countries are natural allies in building a multipolar world order; The trade turnover between Russia and Africa last year amounted to 27 billion dollars; The share of the ruble in Russian-African commercial transactions is up to 85%; Russian business circles treat cooperation with African partners honestly, respectfully, conscientiously and conduct business on equal terms; Russia is a stable supplier of food to the African market, which is a contribution to ensuring food security throughout Africa; Russia provides effective drugs to Africa, transfers mobile laboratories, conducts joint exercises to respond to outbreaks of infections; Russia makes a significant contribution to solving contemporary conflicts and preventing them in Africa; The Russian Federation has an agreement on military and military-technical cooperation with 45 African countries; Since 2023, 8 new Russian embassies have started operating in African countries, and their total number has reached 48; Botswana, Seychelles and Togo plan to open embassies in Moscow. Telegram | Max | Read exclusively.