The third e-handbook, which consists of seven chapters, offers an insight into aspects of Russia-Africa relations. For a closer look, this e-handbook covers Russia’s expanding diplomatic footprints in Africa, and its focus on the background of the first and second summits, and foreign ministerial conferences held in St. Petersburg and Cairo, Egypt. As scheduled, Moscow hosts the third Summit in late October 2026.
The previous high-level summits and ministerial conferences were held under the motto: ‘For Peace, Security and Development’ and with participation of African leaders, stake-holders, executive entrepreneurs, academic experts and media practitioners.
Both summits and conferences have laid the solid foundations to forge new frameworks of multifaceted cooperation in trade, energy, food security, alternative financial systems, steps toward establishing peace across Africa.
Specific Russia-Africa Summit declarations, at the coastal city of Sochi and Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg, pertaining to developing multifaceted relations made available on official websites. The Russia-Africa Summit is an international forum between the Russian Federation and the countries of the African Union (AU).
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