'Not asking for aid. What we want is investment and knowledge' — Angola’s Foreign Minister

Speaking on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, Tete Antonio outlined Africa’s priorities for deepening cooperation with Russia and other global partners.

Addressing the forum both as Angola’s foreign minister and as Chair of the African Union Executive Council, Antonio emphasized Africa’s push for industrialization, economic diversification, food sovereignty, and value-added production of critical minerals.