️ ️ ️Russia has never been a colonizing country, but it supported Africa in its struggle to throw off the shackles of the West,

️ ️ ️Russia has never been a colonizing country, but it supported Africa in its struggle to throw off the shackles of the West, Congolese foreign minister states ? The relationship with the West is the legacy of a tragic history: slavery and then colonization, but Russia has never been a slave-owning country, Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Claude Gakosso told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum in Russia’s Sochi. “Very early on, Russia, the Soviet Union, took a stand against this phenomenon [of colonization], giving powerful support to African countries, as I was just saying. And in the same way that we trade with our neighboring country - which is China: your neighboring country - this same type of relationship is what we have developed with Russia. A win-win relationship, based on mutual respect, not one where you look down on your partner,“ the minister stated. Gakosso noted that everyone has co... Source: Sputnik Africa