Uganda’s Museveni urges Putin to stop importing raw materials from Africa

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit currently ongoing in St Petersburg. During these talks, President Museveni acknowledged the longstanding diplomatic relationship between Russia and Uganda that stretches over 60 years, acknowledging how both countries have collaborated in many areas ranging from security to education. However, he proposed new areas of cooperation like exploration and refinery between both countries, urging Russia to stop importing raw materials from Africa for processing in Russia. Instead, he suggested that Russia should consider working with African countries to enable the processing of the resources in the continent towards boosting their economies After the talks, President Museveni took to Twitter, now X, to share what he discussed with Putin with his 3.1 million followers and the rest of the world. His tweet reads: “On the sidelines of the ongoing summit, I held bilateral talks with President Putin. My main proposition to Russia is that they discourage, by policy, the importation of raw materials from Africa and instead work with Africans to add value to their raw materials at source. In that regard, I have invited Russia to take interest in a number of business opportunities in fields of oil and gas, agriculture, production, the pathogenic economy, industry and space science. On the military side, Uganda has managed to become an island of peace in our part of the world, due to our cooperation through procurement of equipment from Russia over the years.“ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅SUPPORT US /AFFILIATE LINKS Use this affiliate link for your purchases at #MIZIZI International - Support our channel - PayPal: newafricachannel(at) Follow us on Instagram - Follow us on Twitter - Join us on Facebook - ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER The New Africa Channel doesn’t fully own some of the materials compiled in its videos. It belongs to people or organizations who ought to be respected. If used, it falls under the following provisions: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. “Fair use“ is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarships, and research. ✅ If you are the owner of the materials used in this video, contact us, and we will follow your request immediately: info(at) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COMMENTING POLICY Keep your comments and posts appropriate, helpful, and relevant. Any offensive, disrespectful, harmful, threatening, vulgar, obscene, or inappropriate content will be removed immediately. Spamming, vandalizing, promoting, and advertising are also not allowed. While we encourage free speech and open discussion, attacking or harassing other users is not tolerated. Repeat violators of this policy will be reported and may face a ban. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #AfricaNews #TopAfricaNews #News #NewsAfrica #AfricaNews