Declaration of the Second Russia–Africa Summit

Tass ^ | 7/28/23 | Russia Africa Summit

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We, the Heads of State and Government of the Russian Federation and African States recognized by the United Nations (UN) (hereinafter also referred to as the Russian Federation and African States), and representatives of the African Union and Africa's leading integration organizations, gathered on 28 July 2023 in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) to participate in the Second Russia–Africa Summit,

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Expressing deep concern over the challenges related to global food security, including the rise in food and fertilizer prices, as well as the disruption of international supply chains, which disproportionately impact the African continent,

Confirming the willingness to reconcile approaches to energy cooperation issues, with a focus on finding pragmatic, efficient, consensual and sustainable solutions to ensure energy security, access to modern and clean energy sources, eradicate energy poverty and overcome energy shortage,

Welcoming the determination of the Russian Federation to continue providing assistance to African States in order to address issues related to the provision of food, fertilizers and energy resources, as well as carry out international development assistance projects,

Opposing aggressive nationalism, neo-Nazism, neo-fascism, Afrophobia, Russophobia, all forms of racism and racial discrimination as well as discrimination based on religion, belief or origin, xenophobia and related intolerance against in particular but not limited to migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers

Help enhance the BRICS–Africa partnership and establish the Collective Security Treaty Organization–African Union dialogue, as well as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization–African Union dialogue.

Contribute to completing the decolonization process in Africa and work to ensure compensation for the economic and humanitarian damage inflicted on African States by colonial policies, including the restitution of cultural property displaced in the process of colonial plundering.

Make joint efforts to ensure long-term food and energy security of the African continent. Strengthen cooperation in countering unlawful unilateral restrictive measures placing African countries at risk of food and energy shortages.

Agree on the need to reform the WTO to ensure an open, transparent, inclusive, and non-discriminatory world trading system while preserving the WTO fundamental principles, including the special and differential treatment for developing and the least developed countries. The reform process should be inclusive, transparent and member-driven.

Increase cooperation to prevent the politicization of international environmental and climate action, its use to gain unfair competitive advantage, interfere in internal affairs of States and restrict the sovereignty of States over their natural resources with due regard to their obligations under international law. Recognize the right of each State to choose its own best mechanisms and means for protecting and managing the environment, adapting to climate change and ensuring a just energy transition in line with national circumstances and capacities.

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Strange that few are talking about the other elephant* on the sidelines in St Petersburg that met with the African delegation (after all Wagner has current dealings with Africa region)
*Yevgeny Prigozhin

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I’m glad you brought that up. With the security concerns all over the continent, Wagner gives Putin another free lance card to play. Since before the “mutiny” Putin has been anxious to get Prigozhin off of Russian territory (as legally called for). Sending them to Africa has been in the works for a while.

[Salman]

Of course Russian aid to Africa is not entirely altruistic.
But Putin is willing to do business with Africans without insisting they teach their children Sodomy.

[Larry Lucido]

St. Petersburg? I guess Patrice Lumumba University was booked.

I suppose the first order of business is still to work out the intrinsic racism of the Mercator projection system.

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Left unmentioned (unsurprising in a Tass article, its Russian State owned media) was that only 17 countries sent heads of government or heads of state, down from 43 back in 2019. The remainder sent foreign ministers of ambassadors instead. So the African countries are hedging thier bets, at least somewhat, with Russia.

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49 of 54 nations represented. The West got its diplomatic arse kicked AGAIN.