Lorenzo Maria Pacini
A continent that chooses its own partners within a broader political marketplace possesses bargaining power it has not had since 1884.
What was European colonialism?
On October 28, 2026, the third Russia-Africa Summit opened in Moscow, with delegations from 48 countries and more than twenty heads of state and government. Speaking before the guests, Vladimir Putin reiterated a thesis that now accompanies every one of his appearances in Africa: Russia is the best partner for a continent that the "colonial" West continues to treat as a source of raw materials and a market for debt.