{"id":2000113086,"date":"2026-05-25T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000113086"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:26:13","slug":"putin-reaffirms-stronger-ties-with-africa-in-africa-day-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/putin-reaffirms-stronger-ties-with-africa-in-africa-day-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin reaffirms stronger ties in Africa Day message\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a message addressed to African heads of state and government to mark Africa Day, Putin described the occasion as a symbol of \u201cthe triumph of the peoples of your continent over colonialism and their quest for freedom, peace, and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said African nations have achieved \u201cimpressive progress in economic and social spheres\u201d and are playing an increasingly important role in addressing global issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin also commended the work of the African Union and regional blocs, saying they are expanding cooperation and developing mechanisms to deal with conflicts and crises across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Russian Federation accords great importance to strengthening traditionally friendly ties with African states,\u201d Putin said in the statement issued from the Moscow on May 24, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that Russia and African countries are united in the pursuit of \u201ca just multipolar world order founded on genuine equality, supremacy of international law and freedom from all forms of discrimination and diktat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin expressed confidence that the Third Russia\u2013Africa Summit, scheduled for October in Moscow, would open \u201cnew prospects for developing mutually beneficial cooperation\u201d between Russia and African countries in several sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian leader said he looked forward to welcoming African leaders to Moscow and wished them \u201cpeace and prosperity\u201d for their citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observed annually on May 25, Africa Day commemorates the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, which later became the African Union (AU) in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day symbolizes African nations\u2019 aspirations for unity, liberation and socio-economic development while celebrating the continent\u2019s cultural heritage and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa is the world\u2019s second-largest and second-most populous continent, made up of 54 countries and thousands of languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual celebration is widely seen as an opportunity to recognize Africa\u2019s historical contributions, cultural richness and growing influence in global affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the growing role of African countries on the global stage while reaffirming Moscow\u2019s commitment to strengthening ties with the continent ahead of the upcoming Russia\u2013Africa Summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000113089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[101],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000113086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-internationl","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000113089,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Russian President Vladimir Putin has described \u2018Africa Day\u2019 as a symbol of \u2018the triumph of the peoples of the continent over colonialism\u2019. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":666,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","width":768,"height":511},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ghghht.jpg","width":1000,"height":666}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000113086"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000113091,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113086\/revisions\/2000113091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000113089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000113086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000113086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000113086"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000113086"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000113086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}