a busy just and outside, so proud of all sorts of real estate, practical objections to validation, creating and kind of city on the hill on the the the main thing is that russia in africa are united by an inmate desire to defend genuine sovereignty. the right to their own original fucking on social cultural 10 address is a round table session. during the 2nd day of the rough advocate summit in saint petersburg, emphasizing the continued growing role in the world as well as common values with much on the summit side on louisa into russian reform is you spoke to the

lady, is the herb about africa solvency and the threat such constant has things from washington point. there was a lot of pressure applied against african countries by washington. they tried and even threatened them not to work with so so personal friends, but africa. it didn't budge. africa said that it would do what it wanted to do. the news on remote is government in india, faces a new confidence booth and parliament over ethnic presses in the countries all things the life last go. i shouldn't be just by then covering the rush alaska summit here on our teeth throughout the day as well as the top. so it's more around the world. as always, it was great to have your company the final day, one of those anticipated forms of the is in full swing rush after the summit. 2023

been topics and important issues are currently being handed out in the expanse of expo. so again, i out to the air is making surely you don't miss a moment, but masses as given the flow to the mind handing it mr. roy associate. the very well welcome to you to continue to especially with live coverage from the 2023 russia africa summit here in beautiful st. petersburg. what a day it's been so far with so many delegations from various african nations. a old being representative is a norma's expo center. a culture is being shown and a hit of fashion is showing here. oh, sorry, what kind of dietary tastes it is? it's a massive, i guess, collaboration effort here on,

on any number of issues between russia and africa all day. it's been a plenary session. they've been on the way to hear the summit of participants have had all sorts of opportunities to address the meeting. many of them highlighting the importance of dialogue, but strengthening ties and resolving conflicts. mean what i've been extremely lucky to have so many fascinating guests. so joining me here in the studio for the 2nd consecutive day office, extremely important summit. and right now i'm very pleased to welcome miss mary of back of the permanent secretary of nigeria is mines and steel development ministry is so good to have you here. thank you very much for joining. i'll have a main nigeria is the number one economy in africa. this is the big dog right now. we know the russian have shown interest with a by jerry and mining industry is the. is there a good collaboration between between the 2? 0, are there obstacles that might be in the way?

thank you very much for the question. um, russia has been a very good labels 90 for many, many years before now the question you asked us today is the presence of rush. i am and 9 data and the form of this tool development we have is 2 plans located at adults with us in north central named us, which the russian, the 4 years ago. wow. and now we're here to collaborate with the russians to the solicitation that plans begin to make you to walk and file a suit development to in as industrialization and 90. so yes, my dad, russia is, is, is been collaborating with us and we're getting ready. so yes, see that's i do. so do you think that this summit happening now and obviously day 2 now for somebody to do you think this conference is providing the groundwork for a continued and perhaps intensified collaboration?

absolutely. that's what it is doing and uh we, we have taken for the opportunity to interface with the company that's, that's, that's from together on the go, the russian government will have a government to government relationship for desktops. so keep with working, well sort of networking in other aspects of, of, of, of the 9 doing life your health record so, so yes, we're here, we'd be collaboration on. we're thankful though it getting very good responses. i've heard that there are energy problems in nigeria is, is, is russia, is russia that help you need or perhaps you need more pas as more, more diversification. west time is fed, east hemisphere come together to old health nigeria. what's the right now we're discussing with russia. we're getting good responses file, a highlight enhancement by image enhancements, because as you know, they can be industrialization without power. right? so we're having that conversational, wonderful course as way here. we're focusing on russia and wed guessing the

responses that we need, right? yes. so that's what i was speaking with. and so could you, could you list for me just maybe a few examples of the benefits of together? when are we does what's, i have just sort of in the, the area and development of how to write a medium. and so we also have a 1000000 company with the company from russia, but a long time ago we're trying to us the resources feedback. then we're also talking about sort of the health central agricultural sector and we're getting good responses best once. so it doesn't agricultural and talking about maintenance as well. so talking about power and, and infrastructure and fresh authorized developments. so those are the discussions were brought to the team and then we get some good responses. awesome. this is a, this is a pretty optimistic house. look, i, i love hearing these kind of comments as well because as, as i've been, except one of the main things i'm understanding is the optimism. yeah. and the momentum as well. yes. full full full of the pollution and prosperity of the

african continent. mary, on the back of the permanent secretary of nigerian mines and steel development sector. it's been an absolute pleasure. thank you very much for joining us here. thanks on all the 9. thank you. thank you very much and a thank you. well, now listen to this, this, this whole, this, this, this, this whole uh, some, it does continue, hey, with many, plenty or any sessions happening as well. a lot of improvement has been speaking so much. i mean, he's on the go all the time. and one of the things that i put in was emphasizing that a common bond between the roster and africa is essentially the will to defend the issue of national sufferings. so there's a need for the court. you know, if it gets hard struggle against colonialism, unfortunately, some aspects of colonialism have no been eliminated to this day and are still practiced by former legal powers. the sounds of africa certainly defend an independent, baffling development for the peoples open of the cost of their own life. these

ideals of freedom, independence, sovereignty a very significant even now in the cold and difficult conditions of international turbulence when a truly multiple world or the is being formed. and the year off, generally if one or group of states is heading into the past. so let me use the main thing is that russia now for go are united by and in the desire to defend geniune sovereignty, the right to their own original baffled development in political, economic, social, cultural, and other spears. the main thing is that russia in africa are united by an inmate desire to defend genuine sovereignly the right to their own original paths of development in political, economic, social, cultural, and other species. now another point that the russian president want it to get across, and really another point that this entire russia africa summit really demonstrates is the fact that the applicant continent is rapidly developing into a giant world wide political and economic force to be reckoned with. and this is

something that russia wants to aid in the process of development. and in the end, the end, the russian president said that russia is doing that in many ways already. specifically, in terms of securing the supply of food and agricultural products to the continent from russia, despite all these western sanctions that are making it very, quite difficult for russia to do that. but nevertheless, the russian president mentioned that 11500000 tons of russian grain were sent to the african consummate last year. and uh, for the period of 2023 that we've been through so far already, 10000000 tons of russian grain had been shipped to the content. and so we're definitely going to see before the end of the year, a giant increase from last year. and he also said that russia doesn't only want to aid in terms of food exports to the continent, but also in terms of humanitarian aid between 3, russia had underdone 11 major humanitarian aid projects in the african consummate

continue. and going back to that topic of africa growing as a huge political and economic force around the world. the russian president also mentioned that a major indication of this are the large amounts of multinational organizations in africa that are growing and international pry, prominence, and one of them is the african union, which russia says should be part of the g 20 east. the cms family and in this desire to be independent defense sovereignty and actively participate in the formation of a multiple system based on the quantity of states. i am sure that the russia and the african states fullest and install a deputy with each other. i would also like to know that before all right, the african continent is becoming a new center of power. it's political and economic roles are growing. and everyone will have to reckon with this objective realities. economics, the initiative, a number of african states to resolve the increase in crisis is integrated from that. because previously, any mediation, nations with multiple life exclusively by the countries helped me so called develop

democracy. so now africa is ready to help solve problems that seem to be outside the zone of its primary interest. therefore, it is your profit and regional structure as has also increased markedly for most of the africans union as an expression, nobody opinions and aspirations of the in time i could regions you on the russian president also talked about how russia is continuing to cooperate with the african continent in terms of defense, cooperation to ensure the security of the regional situations on the confidence and also cultural cooperation is another area as well. so a lot of good indications that africa, russia cooperation is going down a good road. and nigeria remains on the front line as we continue. i live coverage a with another fascinating guest that go to armstrong to kind the ceo of nigeria is ministry of finance, incorporated, a very good afternoon to you. so thank you so much for joining us here. and it is of great pleasure. is this your 2nd day here? have you, have you been in joining the conference so far? absolutely. yeah. is that 2nd there on the sofa? really?

yeah. had some great experiences. we've spoken to a number of companies and everything. have great potential future investment relationships. so we're very excited about being here. this is what i wanted to ask you about it. if you, if i can get just get straight to it. i mean, how would you characterize the, the relationship and also the, the i guess the potential relationship between russia and nigeria i, nigeria is the biggest economy and i think that is correct, right? that is correct. so i think that their relationship, i mean the potential of their relationship is great. i think so far the, the trade between russian and the draft has been up and down. right. they would believe that these types of events on some, it provides that fund guy stick oppertunity for us to really deal with the foundation over allows us to sort of defy on our relationship. russia has some incredible businesses that have deal with incredible infrastructure. they have the resources, they have the experience that we believe can be useful to an idea in some specific success. agriculture is one of those mining is another. we thing that there's great

opportunities for us to collaborate. a mutual level there is, um, there's a lot of movement in the world today regarding the diversification of financial economies to national currencies and alternatives to the main reserve currency of the world. of course, the donor a lot of countries now whether it be brick, so s c o c and global south africa, that seems to be some momentum to the usage of national currency. so in trade between various professional partners, do you think that is potentially something that russia and my g arranging and not the national current season tray? where, you know, i think i think for as a priority is one to look for instruments, opportunities to facilitate treat as presented or anything. and so it was the soonest, the movements of goods and services in our country, right. and, and also reducing the cost of using said, project car is,

is that not even wants to be costs, then clearly it's something that we would look into. but i think part of the priority is to put in place instruments processing on policy that will facilitate trade between the 2 countries like right and also increasing the level of fitness in our country and building was lucky. so, i mean, if i, if i'm not mistaken, the africa is working on creating that a free trade zone is correct. is that something that russia to be involved with? oh no, absolutely. i think so really, i believe so. i think it is great opportunity because the whole idea is to improve and increase the level of interest every country. right. so we should be able to figure it saves a lot more. but to do that, we need to do an infrastructure we need carpet to. we need partners that have the expertise, and i believe that is an area where russia can benefit tremendous russian companies come deal with businesses in, in africa that they can use to use goods and services that can be sold within

africa. i think i'm also bring copy to to have to be able to invest in those businesses and we believe that the return on that capital is likely to be looked more than to kind of get anywhere else because they had room for good is, is significant. so i, you know, john 0 question. yes. i think it is something that russian and russian companies and actually, you know, benefit from tremendous when you have, when you have nearly 50 african nations represented today, here in some fetus. but it's a big show. it's a good show of uh, i don't know sort of diary perhaps some people have said that there's almost a sense of sympathy with what african nations can say to rush. so, you know, we, we know what you've been through made, you know, we know you've been under the gun, you've been under of a hammer of sanctions for a number of years. you know, we felt that it's, do you, economic thing is happening in the world today. and constant movement almost every week on the j. a political chess board as well as what do you for see as stones on the horizon for nigeria, because you're already standing out,

you're the biggest economy in africa, you're signing up on your own. 2 feet correct? are there any potential speed from so hold on is that might affect the, the prosperity and development of nigeria. and i think, i think for us as the current administration has clearly indicated that as a macro economic issues that we need to resolve on with the government has taken some steps in doing that. one of them is taken out in multiple exchange rates, right. that has been taken away, we felt that that was something that was very clearly created. so if you can make bumps along the way that we're comfortable with that, that are, you know, by taking them onto the next century and having a single exchange rate. we believe that that will help stabilize the micro seconds here, right there on the seo subsidy that was coughing a lot of our resources. yeah. that again has been taken away at the moment. there may be some pin been a long time. it's better because what it means is that it improves fiscal situation on condition. if it's got space, it frees up more resources for government to deploy in, in capital projects to improve the lives of our people. we also believe that the,

the, the need to stabilize our security is what's important to prevent such funds along the way. but again, apart from those things, we think that we're just as you know, when we have this institution, us point us in terms of things such as inflation forensic inflation down. and that is something that we think would go into effect rigorous rid of growth. but we need to take some specific steps of keeping pollution balance and improve on my curriculum association. you know, along the way. i think if we can do that and also attract investments in critical sectors of icon. i mean, we believe that whatever customs it may be along the way, which we may not be able to predict, that would show show, enjoying the event that we come across those storms. we believe that this steps will help was able to with that some of those thumbs and keep things on that control. i think that's a very measured statement. it's very, very fat points. indeed. i thought to armstrong, king the ceo of nigeria is ministry of finance. and corporate and what am insightful conversation. thank you very much for joining us on audience. and i thank you so much. it was a pleasure being on the show and we look forward to continuing the conversation. i

do indeed, i do the, please save us just for a moment here soon as i return to uh, to our regularly scheduled program here on the international. appreciate your patience with us here as we come to live up from the event as of the know just to touch earlier in the program. i was speaking with the head of ross awesome for central and southern africa. run connie, a visa is there a nuclear power projects comedy on the way that will improve energy supplies for the african con egypt suite. we've got 4800 megawatts under construction currency. and then sub saharan africa, we are progressing so you must realize that need to have projects on projects that happen over night. this very is key and you the infrastructure that needs to be put in place before you can actually move forward with it, with the projects. but we're seeing a lot of countries that have been working on this new to infrastructure over the last decade on our stages. where they can stop procuring the excel power and new more and more and you kind of countries coming into the mix. what about, what about egypt? egypt is it is

a big deal. now i don't know my exact numbers here, but it's, it's not one nuclear facility. there, i mean it's more isn't it, or what, what, what is being built there? so it's for $1200.00 megawatt you twice. okay, that's right. so it's full big unit. it's rise for big units r k. i know this is that is it, is it, is it nearing completion in egypt and, and what would it do? the agent side, so it's not nearing completion of those points. that's uh, it's early edges of stages of the construction. yep. so that's really, it will change the price of egypt. i mean, that's 4800 megawatts, a keen baseline electricity. that means anything down stream from that's, it's is green. and so, you know, you can build an industry around green power and it's sustainable and affordable power commission depressed quite so you need to pass on to the well, it's in 2020 as cold academics, dominance of and it's producing 70 megawatts of teen. and it's in the north of russia and perfect ross, and it actually replace a small all assembled alfonso hobbies that saving the planet beside the point. a sort of somebody is that the part of rush is like super, super, super cold. and sue pass selected. yeah, yes. yes, that's right. okay. okay,

cool. yeah, absolutely. so we, we've got the 1st one, it's actually commissioned us, right. and we have not made it were busy with the face of a cold optimized flight. so you need to have hop on send and really that energy that you're able to flight. so it was also a drawing by kind of a she took some time out of, of a busy schedule to sit down with us here at our studio, discuss a number of topics and including with some cool, the west colonial policies towards africa. let's have, as you said, something to the effects told european countries the color noises have become sorry . can you explain that for me? ah, my supervisors to them, but i think your foot board sitting my thoughts. i'm absolutely convinced that it is true because we see all the indicators. the west was formed as a community of countries that traditionally held the monopoly and they were the

ones who ran colonies, friends, headquarters in africa. the u. k. had call in is in asia mostly such as india or south east asia, spain for to go uh, the netherlands, what? well, the united states. they never really had big colonies, but they were into slave trade. they explore the people they bought and sold people . and they basically controlled the land that belonged to the natives. they also treated the states around them as colonies. so the west for centuries was formed around this idea that they are exclusive because they have the power because they are the strong ones. so they can take advantage of because they have that power, they don't need to justify their actions, they need. they can just reap the benefits of their aggressive exploration of the

planet. that was their collective logical. it became their collective logic. and it is amazing that in the 21st century, their former colonies in africa, asia, and latin america became not just independent sovereign states with their national symbols and borders. and they became members of the night of nations. but they became in defended be, cause they make solver and independent decisions in there are countries in the recent a year and a half. there was a lot of pressure applied against african countries by washington. they tried and even threatened them not to work with a russia, and they tried to work through the i math and they threatened that they with withdrawal investments. they were also personnel for as but africa didn't budge. africa said that it would do what it wanted to do and it will decide who to work

with and africa knows a rush, this historic role. and the role of the soviet union in all was the role that the west play didn't ask for. it got the soviet union 11 to be hide plants infrastructure and their g. and it just left all that a 2 african countries to use as the saw fit or as the west only took the things, the resources, the slaves. it took the future of the continent, and of course they remember all that. so they strive for their independence. and so what happened to former, colonizer, as the countries of the european union, they lost their sovereignty, they lost their independence. they now report to washington in the united kingdom because london and washington are basically united on a new france. so they lost their independence and they became colonies. they are

calling is of the united states of america. they even have a name for this community of call and is this called made. so it's not even the europe being, unions may tell. and this community of colonies, commonwealth of colonies wants to grow. the united sense wants to see more call in these, in that community. if they are not satisfied with europe, they are looking at asia and all the global regions and everybody sees and understands that. so it's not just a figure of speech. not just like some metaphor, it's a real fact and we see that that is true. yeah, that was a fascinating conversation with them or is a hot of a right that you can watch out the full the on, edited version on line at all t dot com. now, the 2nd day of the russia, africa summit, currently in full swing, to stick around with us if you can, we will the guess just keep on passing through our temporary studios in a few moments ago we just had the, the deputy prime minister of the russian federation, and

a lot more things also happening with that in my food and soon taking the stage as well. but then also the come or to are you coming from all the delegations in attendance. this is the russia africa summit? 2023 for the meantime. back to more of how mommy, the mother ship volunteer international in most the yeah, that's great. well, you say that for us covering the rush. i focus on my sense and be does well, we'll head back last throughout the day. but now let's be you the latest international news now to india. a vote of no confidence against the run remote is government is said to be held in the countries parliament that was being called by the main opposition alliance, which says appointments has failed to deal with the legit ethically motivated

violence in the eastern states of of my book i'd say is that room didn't jot them things up. mr. of the opposition has moved no confidence motion against the move the government over while and in money for this is going to give the opposition to chance to corner the more the government in the, in the fall on the, to what is no confidence notion. it is basically meant to test whether the government of the day enjoy the majority of the house as football them to democracy . a government can only see 5 board each come on. the majority of this is the 2nd time that the more the government list them, all the insights on the self will be facing the know concept. them's motion of the 1st one, was in 2018, which we want to explode, say extremely likely that he's going to bring this one of what it seems he's down meant b j b has the numbers in the little house, which is the nuclear power,

though motion has been built in the northwest of motion, in fact has been built in by cool. and this is garbled. go bay. and it has been accepted by this, the color of the house and of the rules once the secret accepts this, it has to they have to setting the deed and dine with the 10 days one and is very likely to come in the coming be. but very, very unlikely that mister maurice del mental going to the news. there's no confidence motion or this motion would be bossed for the positions. these are their notion vista. we need it or the need to make the government through its numbers or it's majority which they to you only have what it's this we page it will explode. see that this move is basically to embarrass the government. now me is when the vitamin starts read, one talk to the people that he's the 130 people have been killed so far around 60000 or people have been displeased to what i'm not able to go back to school,

things on not, nor will in money for even now, and this is what the opposition wants to highlight. in fact, all the d of the motion, the opposite, who will hold the bead. now i always say to indian historian, company to combine, i hate. doesn't believe the opposite has of support to get. it's no confidence that through didn't know for me that is that the nope on religion. uh, nobody really wants it with much john, because they don't have the numbers. vol. defeated in any way and don't even hop in any way. so the idea is to solve the bottom demand comprising any laws in the greenville. janelle are really going to be discussed before the board. we do that for the, the star level of funding. and a lot is happening in india, you know, because the resources as road. now,

what are we doing when it came to see the movie ball? when did this drawing, you've been the kind of the opposition? i the, because on says the shoes and the big operations selective the only the people of india, the electric and is very, you know, absorbing jobs. and one thing you just, what degree of become very clear to them you do is that the development of the nation and did carry a bicycle, gave you the ability to link but he is here on, on see a massive explosion has been reported by local residents in south western russia and a city on the sea of as of a large cloud of building smoke was captured in videos for the ssl social media. there isn't a good in the city of impact on rogue that in the next group of the i thought he's of not yet come.