Osman Saleh Mohammed, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, delivered a fire-breathing speech in which he stated at the outset, “[T]he futile attempts to impose a unipolar world order in the last thirty years or so, and in particular, the crises spawned in these times aimed at reviving defunct alliances and military blocs, are increasingly pushing our global community into the precipice of a much more perilous catastrophe. Within this calamitous global reality, the African continent has been, and remains, marginalized; compelled, as it is, to shoulder the brunt of these destructive policies. In this perspective, it must be recognized that the resistance movements unfolding in Africa — manifested in different variants — are expressions and continuation of the struggle against colonialism. They are defiant reactions to modern slavery, unremitting plunder, and domination.” He echoed the BRICS perspective, saying, “The new, desired, global order will have to be accompanied and cemented by far-reaching structural changes in the global governance architecture as well as various international and regional organizations.”