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00:00 The soldiers of the presidential guard retain the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, in
00:20 his palace in the capital Niamé, whose access has been blocked.
00:24 On Wednesday, several sources within the presidency reported that a Reuters journalist
00:29 saw military vehicles blocking the entrance to the presidential palace.
00:32 Access to the ministry near the seat of power was also blocked, according to several sources
00:37 of security.
00:38 A Nigerian president's spokesman said that employees inside the palace
00:44 did not have access to their offices.
00:45 The city of Niamé seemed calm with normal traffic and an internet connection
00:50 still established, according to the journalist.
00:52 Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to the participants and invited
00:58 them to the summit and the Russian-African Economic Forum, emphasizing the role of Africa
01:02 as one of the shoulders of the emerging multipolar world, according to the presidential telegram
01:07 published on the Kremlin website.
01:09 "Africa is becoming one of the shoulders of an emerging multipolar world.
01:12 Positive changes are underway on the African continent, in production and agriculture,
01:17 in transport infrastructure and in the energy sector, in health and education,
01:23 among other areas," the Russian leader stressed.
01:26 Putin said that Moscow supported the aspirations of African states for social, economic stability
01:32 and progress.
01:33 "We intend to continue to develop interaction with Africa by stimulating trade
01:38 and investment, by deepening cooperation, by working together on very urgent problems
01:44 such as the fight against poverty, the training of modern staff, food security
01:50 and climate change," the message underlined.
01:53 Putin pointed out that Russia would continue to fully support African partners to strengthen
01:58 national and cultural sovereignty and to participate more actively in the regulation of regional
02:05 and global problems.
02:06 Russian diplomacy has made it known that Russia and Africa are interested in building
02:11 infrastructures that will not be controlled by the West.
02:14 According to her, the parties are considering pursuing the weakening of the American dollar
02:19 as an almost monopolistic means of mutual regulation and reserve currency.
02:25 "Russia and African countries are working on the creation of infrastructure that will
02:29 not be controlled by the West," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
02:34 declared on July 26 during a briefing organized as part of the next Africa-Russia Summit.
02:40 According to Maria Zakharova, they also want to intensify this joint process.
02:46 "We are interested in intensifying joint work with African countries, sharing
02:52 the same ideas on the issues of the creation of infrastructure that does not fall under
02:56 control of the West in various areas, the implementation of mechanisms of economic
03:01 interaction and the reduction of specific common tasks in development," she noted.
03:06 According to Mrs. Zakharova, the parties concerned also believe that it is necessary to weaken
03:12 the American dollar as a practically monopolistic means of mutual regulation and reserve currency.
03:18 According to her, it must be done for a simple reason, because the American dollar is used
03:24 by the United States as a tool not only for the fight for competitive advantages,
03:28 but also as a way to carry out their aggression.
03:31 In addition, Russian diplomacy has been convinced that Africa can become one of the centers
03:37 of the polycentric world.
03:39 "We have all the possibilities.
03:40 African states are increasingly confident in their sovereign policies and demonstrate
03:45 their ability to solve problems independently, including by using
03:50 Pan-African mechanisms and regional integration associations,"
03:54 Mrs. Zakharova stressed.
03:56 The second edition of the Russia-Africa Summit will take place from July 27 to 28 in Saint-Petersburg
04:03 under the slogan "For Peace, Security and Development".
04:06 The event will bring together 49 delegations representing many African countries, but also
04:12 regional and sub-regional associations, said the head of the Secretariat of the Forum
04:17 of Russia-Africa Partnership, Oleg Ozerov.
04:19 "This summit is the most important for Russo-African relations.
04:23 Its purpose is to reach a high level of mutually beneficial quality of partnership,
04:28 responding to the challenges of the 21st century.
04:31 Its objective is to promote the strengthening of global cooperation and equality between
04:36 Russia and African countries in all its political, security, economic, scientific, technical and cultural dimensions."
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