A multipolar world means stability and opportunity for different countries

I am very pleased to participate in this first Global Conference on Multipolarity held with the support of the New Resistance movement (Nova Resistencia, Brazil), the New International Order Initiative (Turkey), the International Eurasian movement (Russia), the Forum of Thinkers (China) and the International Movement of Russophiles which I am coordinating in Mali.

The world is changing at a rapid pace, the globalization of the economy, the United States loses its monopoly, the emergence of fast-growing developing countries and the proliferation of bilateral or regional agreements after the failure of the WTO.

Let’s give rise to a multipolar world consisting of:

• Regional geopolitical blocs.
• Free trade zones created outside the WTO
• Informal spheres of influence
• Developing countries with strong growth.

For the first time in history we are to witness a confrontation between Asia and the Western world, that have equal economic power amid the naissance of a "new world order".

This order is characterized by several major centers of power Such centers of power can be states, international business organizations. In such a system no one actor completely dominates the others, and relations between different actors may be characterized by cooperation and competition. A multipolar world is often considered more stable than a unipolar or bipolar world, because no single actor can exercise hegemonic influence over the others.

However; it can also be more complex and difficult to manage; because it implies need for more coordination between different actors.

In a multipolar world, states must be able to adapt to changing conditions and enter into diplomatic and economic relations with many different actors.

International organizations and multinational companies must learn to navigate a complex and often contradictory environment.

A multipolar world is a challenge for all actors; but it also offers many opportunities for cooperation and economic and social development on a global scale.

And I urge everyone to see Africa as an actor, not a second-rated entity, which has its own role and place in this world of the 3rd millennium.

Its heavy colonial legacy has turned Africa into an "island of poverty in the middle of an ocean of wealth” .