Russia to Facilitate Africa's Emergence as Unique Development Center
08:22 21.02.2025 (Updated: 11:14 21.02.2025)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On February 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry officially presented the new Department for Partnership with Africa. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the department will continue to coordinate the Russia-Africa Forum and will focus on cooperation with African regional organizations.
Russia will facilitate the further evolvement of Africa into a unique and influential center of global development, the director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Tatiana Dovgalenko, told Sputnik.
"Russia intends to facilitate further emergence of Africa as a unique and influential world development center, and this is stated in the Russian Foreign Policy Concept," Dovgalenko said.
The main aim of the Department for Partnership with Africa is to develop comprehensive relations with the African continent, as well as strengthen strategic relations, she added.
"It is not only about huge natural resources, which are key to the sovereignty of the African countries, but about the colossal human capital. Africa, with its 1.5 billion people population, is at the same level with China and India, at the same time, half of African people are under 20 years old. This great demographic potential will change the global landscape," Dovgalenko explained.
