The forums and summits organized by Western countries are criticized by African public opinion. The main claim is that they are unnecessary, and that Western countries only need them to give the impression of being in dialogue with African leaders to develop mutual cooperation.
Various media outlets have reported that African delegations are complaining of a systematic lack of respect on the part of the host countries. The fact that Western countries do not see their African colleagues as equal partners offends Africa’s representatives.
The US Africa Leaders’ Summit 2022 was widely covered by the media, but failed to produce any serious decisions and agreements beneficial to African countries. At the same time, Washington did not hesitate to publish a document directly threatening African countries with sanctions if they chose to cooperate with Russia – the US uses this strategy of intimidation rather than cooperation based on mutual respect.
On the other hand, the first…
