The Second Russia-Africa Summit concluded with the issuance of the Declaration of the Second Russia-Africa Summit, which represented the collaborative thinking of Russia and the 49 African nations which attended the summit, and which had worked on the declaration over several days.
In the declaration’s ‘preamble,’ the matter of colonialism is raised:
“Building on the historical and time-tested friendly ties between the Russian Federation and African States, mutual respect and trust, traditions of joint struggle for the eradication of colonialism and the establishment of independence of African States,”
and
“Reaffirming the need to jointly oppose neo-colonialism, imposing conditions and double standards while not allowing these practices to deprive States and peoples of the right to make sovereign choices of their development paths,
“Committed to the fundamental principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter,…”
Some among the Declaration’s 74 points emphasize the pathway way to realize sovereignty and real economic development, guided by a “restructured financial architecture,” and to prevent escalation to thermonuclear war:
“9. Counter the imposition in international organizations, primarily in the UN, of dividing lines that hinder the effective search for solutions to pressing issues on the UN agenda, including those that affect vital interests of African States.
