The volume of trade between Russia and African countries reached “about $27.7 billion in 2025”, according to the African Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Sovereignty, the foundation of sustainable development”, “the economy of a sovereign world order”, “society-humanitarian cooperation and human capital” and “Technologies and innovations to improve the quality of life” are at the heart of this third summit after those of Sochi in 2019 and St. Petersburg in 2023.
Many African heads of state have arrived since the weekend in Moscow for the third Russia-Africa summit scheduled for 28 and 29 October in the Russian capital. The President of the Republic, Azali Assoumani, arrived on Tuesday, 27 October, accompanied by a delegation of senior officials from the public administration, the private sector and journalists. “This will be an important moment for our diplomacy. Russia has always been a friend of our country.
The Head of State’s vision is to diversify our diplomatic efforts to maximize the benefits of our development policies,” stressed yesterday Monday the diplomatic adviser to the President of the Republic, Djae Ahamada Chanfi.
Heads Heads of State of the continent have been in Moscow since Sunday 25 October. This is the case of Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who arrived servicing the Russian capital on 25 October. The President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sa Also Sassou-Nguesso, also visited Moscow two days earlier, as did the Burundian President, Évarist Ndayishimiye, also the current President of the African Union. The latter should co-chair a plenary meeting with Vladimir Putin, devoted to the renewal of the political and economic partnership between the continent and the Russian Federation, according to the official programme of the summit.
Refocusing and consolidating the Russian-African partnership
The official ceremony is planned in the historic centre of Gostiny Dvor, located in the Kitaigorod district of Moscow, near the Red Square. A mythical and symbolic place of Russian politics. The work of the third summit is overseen by the adviser to the Russian President, Yuri Uchakov. “For Russia, this meeting is an opportunity to consolidate its relations with African states and explore new opportunities for partnership. For the countries of the Despite this, it offers a forum for discussion discussion on their priorities and prospects for cooperation with Moscow”, the official website of the summit points out.
The programme of the 2026 Forum will focus on four areas: “Sovereignty — the foundation of sustainable development”, “the economy of a sovereign world order”, “social-humanitarian cooperation and human capital” and “Technologies and innovations for improving the quality of life”. (b) In the event of a conflict between the parties Examples:
The programme of the third summit will once again include the Russia-Africa Media Forum, with the participation of leaders of news agencies and media groups from African countries. “The main players in the media landscape will examine the influence of media in countries of the world majority on the world as well as the emergence of independent media in Africa,” said the third summit site. ” They will define the prospects for the development of media resources as tools for combating misinformation and strengthening the positive image of Russia and Africa, and will also address the issue of the decolonization of media content,” the platform adds.
Many events dedicated to Anything from “youth programmes” of theVER Forum will take place at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (Mgimo) and report directly to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Discussions should include trade, investment, energy, agriculture, food security, new technologies, education and security cooperation,” added the organizers.
Assessing progress and setting new directions
Russia and the African continent are strengthening their strategic partnership in many areas with direct implications that enable Moscow to consolidate its foundation in some countries. On the economic side, trade between Russia and African countries reached “about $27.7 billion in 2025”, according to the African Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which adds that “Russian exports far exceed imports”, citing mainly “food, fertilizer, energy resources and metals”.
At the end of the Sotchi summits in 2019 in StOLDEREN in 2023, the Moscow authorities have shown the ambition to “multiply these exchanges by 1.5 to 2 by 2030”. The food sector remains one of the most stable. “In 2024, Russian agri-food libyenne exports to Africa exceeded $7 billion (+19% in about one year), and nearly $9.5 billion including fertilizers. During the 2023/24 season, African countries imported a record 21.2 million tons of Russian wheat.
Fertilizer deliveries increased by 83% in 2024, reaching 2.5 million tons,” says the African Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In addition, a number of countries have been involved in the implementation of the programme.