The key facts

  • The third Russia–Africa Summit will take place on October 28–29 in Moscow
  • Maria Zakharova promised «major decisions and results» from the forum
  • The program includes four tracks — from sovereignty to technology and innovation

The summit in Moscow and Foreign Ministry statements

The third Russia–Africa Summit will be held on October 28–29 in Moscow. Russian Foreign Ministry official spokesperson Maria Zakharova spoke about the expected outcomes: in her words, the forum «will lead to major decisions and results». Her remarks were reported by RIA Novosti, as Gazeta.Ru reports.

What has been said about the forum's content

According to the outlet, cooperation with African associations, as Zakharova noted, is carried out within the UN, the African Union and BRICS. The summit's business program is built around four tracks: «Sovereignty as the Foundation of Sustainable Development», «The Economy of a Sovereign World Order», «Socio-Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Capital» and «Technologies and Innovations for Improving Quality of Life». Panel sessions and themed events are planned, as well as the Russia–Africa media forum with the participation of heads of news agencies and media corporations from countries of the continent.

Publication limitations

So far only the announced program and the Foreign Ministry's assessment are known; the specific participants, the sessions' agenda and the expected documents are not disclosed in the publication. The forum's outcomes can be assessed after its work concludes on October 29.