Leaders are set to adopt a three-year cooperation plan before the Russian president holds a new round of bilateral talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting African leaders and government delegations at the Kremlin for the second day of the Russia-Africa Summit, where another round of presidential talks is on the agenda.
Putin and African Union chair Evariste Ndayishimiye will open the first session, focused on international affairs and Africa’s growing global role. A working breakfast will give other delegation heads the floor and a group photograph will precede two plenary sessions in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.
The gathering is expected to conclude with a declaration on the wider partnership, a separate text on artificial intelligence, and a cooperation action plan for 2027-2029. A package of 33 agreements is also expected to be signed. Putin and Ndayishimiye will then brief the media before the Russian president holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Burundi, Namibia, Kenya, Sudan, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe.
At Wednesday’s opening economic forum proposals to expand trade, strengthen financial independence, and turn Africa’s resources into local industrial growth were submitted. Putin backed reform of the IMF and World Bank, called for a re-doubling of Russia-Africa trade to $50 billion, and offered to share Russian digital technologies. He also announced the extension of Russia’s epidemic-control program in Africa until 2029.
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RT is following Thursday’s speeches, signings, and talks at the Kremlin, bringing you announcements, reactions, and footage from Moscow.