Russia and African countries, including Namibia, have reaffirmed the need to jointly oppose neo-colonialism, the imposing of conditions, and double standards.

This forms part of the second declaration adopted at the just-ended second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg.

The Russian Federation and African countries say neo-colonialism, the imposing of conditions, and double standards deprive states and peoples of the right to make sovereign choices about their development paths.

The Chairman of the Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers, Piter Musariri, said the African Continental Free Trade Area has presented an opportunity for African countries to increase production and do business with one another.

Musariri said this during a week-long benchmarking engagement between dairy farmers from Namibia and Zimbabwe in Harare.