Strengthening Africa's Food Security: Putin's Commitment & Its Implications

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought pioneers from Africa at a Summit held between July 27-28, 2023 in St. Petersburg, lauding the continent's role in worldwide issues and proposing to extend political and business ties.
Africa's job in worldwide legislative issues is without a doubt debilitated by the grain shortage brought about by Moscow's ongoing military campaign in Ukraine.

Speaking to the Russia-Africa delegation one the next day, Putin said Moscow would intently negotiate  a harmonious proposition for Ukraine that African chiefs have tried to seek, continuously.

African nations have, unwittingly, become a pawn in the power game between the Super powers. The situation and story would have been unique on the off chance that Africa is independent in grains and manures coming out the ports of the Black Sea.“This is an acute issue, and we aren’t evading its consideration,”  the Russian chief said, accentuating that his administration was approaching the African drive with deference and “looking at it attentively.”

As per the authoritative French Paper 'Le Monde' The normal family photo of a United Africa assembled around the top of the Kremlin under the flag of a "multipolar world" is critical in this endeavor of diplomatic reconciliation by President Vladimir Putin. His longing to revive the old USSR has taken a thump as the West is really anticipating a stalemate in the conflict that would compel Putin to the negotiation table.

The first Russo-African meeting in 2019 attracted 43 pioneers however only17 Leaders attended this year's Summit. Everyone is by all accounts tired with Putin's conflict notwithstanding worldwide condemnation.

Existential Challenge and Disgrace of Africa:

As per figures from the London School of Economics, the Gross Domestic Product of Russia is of a similar significant degree as the consolidated Gross Domestic Product of Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2017 Russian Gross domestic product was 1,469 billion bucks (as per the Worldwide Money related Asset). Belgium had a Gross domestic product of 491 billion bucks and the Netherlands 824 billion bucks; together $ 1,315 billion. In Gross domestic product terms, Russia is just 12% bigger than Belgium in addition to the Netherlands.

US Gross Domestic Product arrived at US$ 19 362 billion of every 2017. With Gross domestic product as a measuring stick, the US is multiple times greater than Russia. Similarly, different nations can measure up to Russia. China is monetarily multiple times bigger than Russia; Germany 2.5 times more, France 1.8 more, and the European Association in general is multiple times greater than Russia.

Russia is definitely not a key part in that sphere of military spending. To have a specific military might, that nation should hold a lot bigger portion of its Gross Domestic Product for guard than different nations. To mean something militarily, Russia needs to put a significant weight on its own economy.

The figures from the LSE and World Bank likewise show that the Russian Organization is a monetary lightweight welcoming an entire landmass for talks where she would be finding a seat at the top of the table . Is Africa a major for no good reason landmass? Is the African renaissance a reality or an accident ? How might a country with economy size of Italy call the heads of an entire landmass for talk irritating on monetary development and collaboration where West Africa as a locale ought to be drawing in Putin rather than all of the support of humankind.

Quick forward to 2022 :

Overall total national output in 2022 was at around 12,749 USD per capita. Gross domestic product in Russia, then again, arrived at USD 15,618 for every capita, or 2.240 trillion USD for the entire country. Russia is one of the world's biggest economies and is as of now at rank 8.

Starting around 2022, the Gross domestic product of Africa was assessed at generally 3.1 trillion U.S. dollars. This was the most noteworthy worth beginning around 2010 when the mainland's Gross domestic product added up to roughly 2.1 trillion . The mainland should do it's fair share by teaming up across locales to make essential foothold to be perceived as a genuine monetary force to be reckoned with.

African nations appear to be moved by Russia's military could brought about by weighty spending on guard at the inconvenience of monetary development.
The mainland ought to consider the current test to be a chance to mutually address the food security challenge as opposed to going to the Russians container close by requesting financial help.

An important take out from the Summit is the significance of regional blocs and economic sustainability. Is the African Continental Free Trade Area a reality or a paper thought that will undoubtedly bite the dust on the racks. The Lagos strategy during the 1980s never came o fruition. Africa should unite and secure her food future and keep away from worldwide shame.