Putin: Russia is African continent’s best partner, not ‘colonial’ West

What the coverage shows

Both outlets center Putin’s pitch to African leaders at the Russia-Africa Summit and his attack on a “colonial” West, with The Independent and South China Morning Post agreeing on the partner-versus-West framing. The South China Morning Post extract is the fuller one, adding details about Russia being “their best partner” and the West exploiting Africa’s resources and debt. The Independent alone mentions that the summit in Moscow is attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.