Zachary Tvarozna

The Russia-Africa Summit is just starting but we got hold of the 37 pages Conclusion - so no need to go! Written by Artem Toporkov, who seems to be a diplomat with experience at UNESCO 1) Among the traditional planned actions, Russia is pushing the development of sanctioned A7 on the continent with more settlements in national currencies, linking Russian payment systems with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, and partnerships with Afreximbank, the African Development Bank and the Africa Finance Corporation. For reminder, A7 is now assimilated to a criminal organisation. 2) In the security area, Russia intends to support for the UN Cybercrime Convention, sharing law-enforcement data, and swapping experience on “restricting access to internet resources” that break national laws. This is censorship in action! 3) What we discovered in Madagascar should be replicated elsewhere with the creation of Russian industrial zones in Africa, local production of fertilizers, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and joint manufacture of agricultural and logistics drones. 4) Pursuing its predatory agenda in Africa on critical minerals by making sure no other countries can get access to it. This may not please the Chinese master. 5) For social and humanitarian: we read more state-funded grants for universities (we believe they forgot to mention access to the Russian army here) and they plan on expanding Russian media in Africa and “combating disinformation.” (sic)