Russia President Putin is eager to expand relations with Africa October 23 21:10
A large international conference, attended by delegations from all African countries, was held for the first time in Russia, and Putin was eager to expand relations with Africa in the economic and military fields.
The Russian-African Economic Forum opened on September 23 in Sochi in southern Russia, with 43 presidents and prime ministers from 54 African countries, and vice presidents and foreign ministers from the remaining 11 countries. did.
In the opening speech, Putin pointed out that Russia and Africa's trade amount was 20 billion dollars, and the Japanese yen exceeded 2 trillion yen. Will be doubled in the next five years, ”he said.
On behalf of the African side, Egyptian President Sissi gave a speech, saying that there is no better time for Russian companies to invest in cooperation with African countries.
Russia and Africa have had strong ties since the Cold War, and the Putin administration has accelerated its advance into Africa in economic fields such as resource development and infrastructure exports, and has signed military cooperation agreements with more than 30 African countries to export weapons. And training of government soldiers.
However, with regard to such military cooperation, there have been voices, especially in Western countries, that there is a risk of overpowering Africa's dictatorial regime and promoting repression of the people and political instability.