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Putin: Russia is African continent’s best partner, not ‘colonial’ West

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed leaders from numerous African countries at the Russia-Africa Summit, asserting that Russia is the best partner for Africa. He criticized the Western nations as continuing to engage in exploitative practices akin to colonialism, aiming to control and exploit Africa's resources.
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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.

Written for “Russia's Push In Africa” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 15 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

African Moscow Russia Russian West

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African NORP · 2× Kremlin ORG · 1× Moscow GPE · 1× Putin PERSON · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Vladimir Putin PERSON · 1× West PERSON · 1×

Narrative

West Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner, accusing the ‘colonial’ West of still trying to exploit the continent’s resources.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
2026-10-29 · Al Jazeera
Putin: Russia is African continent’s best partner, not ‘colonial’ West · assertive framing

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West Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner, accusing the ‘colonial’ West of still trying to exploit the continent’s resources. asserted
Moscow → tell → resources
The Kremlin is hosting a two-day Russia-Africa Summit. asserted
Kremlin → host → Summit
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