Russia & China Don’t Come To Africa To Dictate To Us – Congolese President Says
Interesting “West vs rest” moment yesterday on French TV with the President of Congo, the 2nd biggest country in Africa.
The host asks: “Are you saying that the Russians or the Chinese behave better than us, Westerners, currently, in your opinion?”
“Oh absolutely!” he replies, “You don’t quite understand African realities… it’s astonishing to see how we are very distant in terms of cultures. We cannot understand why you come to give us lessons, for example, on human rights.”
Reminds of the now famous saying from a Kenyan official: “Every time China visits we get a hospital, every time Britain visits we get a lecture”.
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, recently explained why the Eastern influence is outshining the Western influence in Africa rating Russia and China over Western countries in transparency and ease of doing business.
According to Sputnik, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) noted that Russia and China treat the DRC with better esteem and more clear intentions without the need to lecture like Western countries.
President Felix said that his country has the right to deepen its ties with Russia.
In France, Israel was condemned for some actions in Gaza. Does this prevent France from maintaining its relations with Israel? Why do they want to judge us when it comes to Africans? One should not judge us. We have the right to be friends with who we want and we are friends to all those who want to be our friends.
Russians want friendship with Africa and DR Congo, so why should we refuse? There are no reasons for that,” the DRC president stated.
President Felix added that China and Russia are less sneaky than the West and they are partners with clear interest coming through the front door.
He also believes that both Russia and China will come out on top in no distant time.
A recent survey revealed that China and Russia now have a better approval rating in Africa than the United States. In 2023, the United States had a 56% approval rating, China 58%, and Russia 64%.
