Russia’s Assistance to Africa in Opposing Neocolonialism

Abstract

Today, the African continent is a new center of opposition to neocolonialism and foreign expansion. African countries, having gained the independence, still cannot save themselves from the control of the former colonialists and the global hegemon — the United States. Africans consist Russia as a reliable partner, which fights consistently for the building of international relations on justice equal base. Russia, as the Soviet Union at its time, provides assistance and support for African countries in the fight against neocolonialism and imperialist exploitation. Russian-African relations are gaining new momentum amid the Ukrainian crisis. The issues of past colonialism and modern neocolonialism and the ideological content of the discourse of the anti-colonial struggle will be discussed in July 2023 within the framework of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit, designed to give a new impetus to Russian-African cooperation.