Paul Biya will not attend Russia-Africa summit in Moscow
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Camer
Cameroonian President Paul Biya will not attend the third Russia-Africa summit, to be held in Moscow on 28 and 29 October 2026. Thirty African delegations have confirmed their attendance, with 17 leaders expected in person, according to Africa Intelligence, while the plenary session is to be co-chaired by Vladimir Putin and Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye.
Cameroonian President Paul Biya will not attend the third Russia-Africa summit, scheduled for 28 and 29 October 2026 in Moscow, according to Camer. The information, circulated in Cameroonian newsrooms overnight on 25-26 October, contradicts lists previously published by several Russian media outlets that included him among the leaders expected to attend.
Thirty African delegations have confirmed their attendance, including 17 heads of state who will travel to the summit, according to Africa Intelligence. The plenary session on 29 October will be co-chaired by Vladimir Putin and Évariste Ndayishimiye, president of Burundi and current chairperson of the African Union. Moscow plans discussions on trade, investment, peaceful nuclear energy, food security, digitisation, artificial intelligence and independent payment systems, as well as the signing of intergovernmental agreements and commercial contracts, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, cited by Camer.
Camer recalls that 93-year-old Paul Biya also missed the first Russia-Africa summit, held in Sochi in 2019.
