🎙Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation under the Russian Foreign Ministry on interregional cooperation with African countries(April 8, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Russia and Africa are bound by long-standing and close ties.
Today, the countries of the continent are striving to finally overcome the remnants of colonial dependence and to strengthen their national sovereignty, above all in the economic and financial spheres.
Those who describe the current period as Africa’s “second awakening” after the decolonisation of the 1960s are right. It was then that political independence was proclaimed, above all thanks to the decisive role of the Soviet Union, which promoted the relevant declarations at the UN.
☝️Recent years have shown that neo-colonial dependence has by no means disappeared. Economically and financially, in terms of control over trade routes and financial flows, Africa still does not enjoy full independence and continues, in economic terms, to serve as a source of raw materials.
👉The lion’s share of added value is still generated elsewhere – to a large extent, and decisively so, in the former metropolitan powers.
African partners spoke about this more than once at the two Russia-African Union summits held in Sochi in 2019 and in St Petersburg in 2023. The decisions adopted at those summits should serve as guidelines in preparing for the next summit, which we plan to hold later this year.
All this will contribute to Africa’s economic emancipation, ensure that it reaps the proper returns and benefits from its natural resources, and support the emergence of the African continent as one of the centres of the rising #MultipolarWorld.
🤝 I would like to stress in particular that we are restoring our presence on the African continent fairly rapidly, after it declined sharply during the breakup of the Soviet Union. At present, Russia has 45 embassies operating across the continent, with four more set to open in the near future.
The key upcoming event on the foreign policy calendar is the third Russia-Africa Summit. It is due to be held in Moscow – this has been agreed – in late October this year. Preparations are currently underway. We count on the active participation of Russian regions in the relevant thematic sessions of this summit.
I would once again like to underscore the special importance we attach to the interregional dimension of Russia-Africa relations. It is a solid foundation which, as it grows stronger, helps ensure the steady development of relations with our partners at the national level.
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🟢Dans l’est de la République démocratique du #Congo, la menace des ADF prend une nouvelle ampleur. Massacres, enlèvements et expansion géographique : le groupe armé intensifie ses attaques, faisant des civils les premières victimes.
🗣Les précisions avec Malaika Élysée.
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🟢En République démocratique du #Congo, le débat sur une réforme de la Constitution refait surface. Portée par la majorité au pouvoir, l’initiative se veut inclusive. Mais dans l’Est, en proie à une insécurité persistante, elle suscite scepticisme et incompréhension. Les précisions avec Malaika Élysée.
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#Congo🇨🇩 C’est avec une immense tristesse que j’ai appris le décès de mon grand frère Roland Gilbert Okito, fils du héros national congolais Emery Patrice Lumumba 🇨🇩.
Roland n’était pas seulement l’héritier d’un nom qui a marqué l’Histoire de l’Afrique et du monde. Il était un homme de cœur, de parole et de sagesse. J’ai eu l’honneur de le connaître personnellement, et depuis notre première rencontre au Venezuela, il n’a cessé de me témoigner une écoute sincère et de me prodiguer des conseils empreints de bienveillance et de lucidité.
Il portait l’héritage de Lumumba avec humilité, dignité et sens des responsabilités, toujours animé par l’amour du Congo et la quête de justice pour les peuples africains. Sa disparition est une perte immense, non seulement pour le Congo , sa famille et ses proches, mais aussi pour tous ceux qui croient encore aux valeurs de courage, de vérité et de souveraineté.
À sa famille, au peuple congolais et à tous ceux qu’il a inspirés, j’adresse mes condoléances les plus sincères.
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🔴SOS GOMA, #CONGO🇨🇩🙏🏾
Au nom de la LDNA, je tiens à exprimer notre vive condamnation des récentes attaques terroristes perpétrées par le groupe M23 contre les populations innocentes de la République Démocratique du Congo. Cette guerre de pillage et d’occupation, soutenue et orchestrée par le gouvernement rwandais dirigé par le criminel de guerre Paul Kagame, constitue une agression inacceptable contre la souveraineté et l'intégrité du Congo.
Nous dénonçons fermement la complicité des États-Unis 🇺🇸 et de l'Union européenne 🇪🇺 qui, par leur soutien financier et logistique, permettent à ce groupe armé de poursuivre son agenda destructeur, visant à piller les précieuses ressources naturelles du Congo.
Nous réitérons notre solidarité avec le peuple congolais en ces temps difficiles Il est temps que le gouvernement congolais, dirigé par Félix Tshisekedi, s’affirme et assume son rôle de chef des armées. Il est temps d’arrêter d’être une marionnette. Le peuple congolais a besoin d’un vrai leader à la tête du pays, pas d’une poule mouillée.
REJOIGNEZ LA RÉSISTANCE SUR TELEGRAM.
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#Congo#transportes Huelga salvaje de camioneros de cobalto y cobre https://www.mining.com/web/breakthrough-in-wildcat-strike-sees-some-congo-copper-drivers-resume-work/
🇷🇺🇨🇬 La #Russie et le #Congo vont créer un centre commun d’épidémiologie et de prévention des infections
La République du Congo accueille mercredi 22 et jeudi 23 avril une conférence internationale sur les maladies infectieuses. Le Congo et la Russie ont signé, mardi 21 avril, un mémorandum d’intention en vue de la création d’un centre russo-congolais de recherche en épidémiologie et de prévention des maladies infectieuses. Les détails avec Jacques Amboka, notre envoyé spécial à Brazzaville.
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Congolese people are highly superstitious. They habitually exorcise the Devil from children. However, if a priest says he can't cast the evil out of the child, the kid will be kicked out of home.
Abandoned by their families, these unfortunates are forced to beg and steal on the streets. In our film, children recount how they were thrown out.
To learn why parents have their kids exorcised, and how these poor and abandoned children get by, watch our film, The Shegué, the Sorcerer and Che Guevara.
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'We’ll die if the pit closes. It’ll be death. How will I pay for food? Where will I go?'
Henrietta from Congo cleans poisonous cobalt. Its compounds are toxic, cause diseases but Henriette has nowhere else to work and needs to feed her 4 children. This cobalt quarry is a workplace for many people. Why are there so many desperate to work with harmful mineral?
Watch the clip to know. Find out even more more about cobalt quarry workers in our documentary ‘Cobalt Hell’.
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The price Congolese workers have to pay for the rest of the world to enjoy smartphones — cobalt is essential for their production — is high. Miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the bulk of the world’s cobalt is found, are forced to extract and process the ore by hand, which causes serious health problems and environmental pollution.
Yet, none of the workers is ready to give up his job. Young Congolese men agree to this backbreaking work hoping to earn enough money for university. This way, they will have a slight chance of leaving this life and helping their families. Women who raise their children alone agree to work on cobalt processing though it might ruin their health. What’s more, the idea of closing the cobalt deposit site gives them shivers because they see no other way of earning a living.
We have already announced the upcoming premiere of our new documentary Cobalt Hell, and it’s finally arrived — tune for the premiere right now!
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Raised by the Streets
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They are only 15-17 years old, but they steal, do drugs, and terrorise their neighbours. Youth gangs are running rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The delinquents are called Kuluna.
Kuluna gangs exist in almost every Congolese city. Each group claims their own turf and fights other gangs for respect. They make money from racketeering, fencing stolen goods, and running small businesses. According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Kuluna gangs are often affiliated with local police.
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Witch kids of Congo
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There are thousands of homeless children on the streets of Kinshasa. Many were kicked out because their relatives believe they are sorcerers.
Kids may be branded sorcerers for crying or misbehaving. Children accused of witchcraft are sometimes beaten and forced to undergo exorcisms. Although belief in witchcraft is common in Africa, it’s often used as an excuse for families to get rid of inconvenient children. And, it’s become a lucrative business for preachers.
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🇨🇬🇷🇺Denis Sassou Nguesso, président de la République du #Congo, est arrivé à Moscou pour s'entretenir avec Vladimir #Poutine le 29 avril.
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