Congo's FM: West views Africa only as source of natural resources
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, said Africans had been deceived by Western powers who viewed the African continent only as a source of natural resources, RIA Novosti reports
“Africans were the last to board the train of modernity, and they were deceived by the Western powers who viewed the African continent only as a source of supply of natural resources. Thanks God, Africa boasts huge reserves of natural resources, and you know this. It largely explains the fact that, despite the abundance of natural resources, Africa has hardly changed. Indeed, it has achieved success, but not as much as we would like," Mr. Gakosso told RIA Novosti on the side-lines of the 1st Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum held in Sochi on November 9th-10th.
