Alexander Grushko, deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, said in an interview: Channel OneThat the reaction of Western countries to the events in the provinces of the African continent is mainly determined by the geopolitical conflict with Russia and China.
In his assessment, Western capitals look at these developments not in terms of internal factors and evolution occurring in these societies and states, but rather through the prism of the challenges they face, including the impact of the neo-colonial policies of many Western countries. states.
However, according to Grushko, the main interest of Western countries is the geopolitical struggle with Russia and China.
The army, which had previously seized power in Gabon, appointed Bris Oligi Nguemu, Commander of the Gabonese Republican Guard, is a transitional head of state.
On the morning of August 30, a group of senior military officers in Gabon made a statement on the country’s main television channel regarding the annulment of the presidential election results and the dissolution of the institutions of power. The officers declared that they had taken power into their own hands and represented the country’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces. Against this background, there were reports of a gunfight in the capital, Libreville.
Before Putin saidWhat Africa and Russia have in common.