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Russia’s Putin woos African leaders at summit, slams ‘colonial’ West

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Reuters. (2026, October 28). Russia’s Putin woos African leaders at summit, slams ‘colonial’ West. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3372483/russias-putin-woos-african-leaders-summit-slams-colonial-west

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At the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Western nations for exploiting Africa while hosting delegations from 48 countries and meeting individually with 22 African leaders. Putin accused the West of enriching itself at Africa's expense and attempting to re-ensnare African nations in debt. The summit focuses on various topics including trade, security, arms deals, and grain supplies between Russia and African countries.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow from October 28-29, 2026, where he emphasized that Russia offers a better partnership to African nations compared to Western countries. At the event, which was attended by delegations from 48 African countries and 22 individual African leaders, Putin accused Western powers of exploiting Africa's resources and trying to drive Africans back into debt bondage. Ethiopia received 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia during this summit as fighting intensified in its Tigray region. Additionally, talks at the summit focused on nuclear energy partnerships, with Russian state-owned Rosatom negotiating deals for floating nuclear power plants with several African nations including Egypt and Namibia. Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that Russia agreed to support a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant in Ghana as part of these discussions.

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Putin says the West is ‘enriching themselves fabulously’ at Africa’s expense and trying to drive Africans back into debt bondage The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies.
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🔮 Putin says the West is ‘enriching themselves fabulously’ at Africa’s expense and trying to drive Africans back into debt bondage The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies.
2026-10-28 · South China Morning Post
Russia’s Putin woos African leaders at summit, slams ‘colonial’ West · assertive framing

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Russia’s Putin woos African leaders at summit, slams ‘colonial’ West asserted
Putin → woo → West
Putin says the West is ‘enriching themselves fabulously’ at Africa’s expense and trying to drive Africans back into debt bondage The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. asserted
he → say → security
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