🇲🇿🇷🇺 Africans in general compare Russia to China, i.e., a partner focused on the so-called extractive economy.

It takes everything raw, wins money, transforms nothing, and pays bribes to keep business. There is no consistent Russian presence in general, for instance among the final consumer goods and services segment.

What could be done? Perhaps a more assiduous participation in African commercial, agricultural and technology fairs to make themselves known to the local business community, who mostly prefer to relate to the European Union, as they studied there and/or have their savings/credit lines in banks in Europe and the USA.

In response to the Valdai Club report “Russia and Africa: An Audit of Relations” released in the run-up to the Club’s African Conference, Ricardo Santos from Mozambique discusses shortcomings in the interaction between Russia and the African countries and identifies ways to overcome them.

https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/russia-and-africa-discerning-details/

📌 Programme of the Conference

#AfricanValdai #RussiaAfricaSummit #Mozambique

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