By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Vladimir Putin cited Thomas Sankara at the opening of the third Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, denouncing debt as a neo-colonial mechanism. The summit, held on 28 October 2026 in Moscow with around 20 African leaders, also highlights the local processing of raw materials, according to Netafrique.
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Assimi Goïta will attend the Russia–Africa summit in Moscow, which Paul Biya will not attend, while Bourita and Lavrov prepare for it.
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29 OctPutin defends multipolar world at Russia-Africa summit29 OctPoutine proposes autonomy-based partnership to AfricaVladimir Putin defended a multipolar world order and accused Western countries of seeking to keep Africa dependent through debt. The Russian president also claimed his country’s technological advances at the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, reports the TASS news agency, cited by The Independent UG.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: The Independent ·
Vladimir Putin presented Russia as Africa’s best partner at the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, accusing Western countries of exploiting and indebting the continent, according to Reuters and TimesLIVE. The summit brings together delegations from 48 countries, including 22 African leaders; Putin said Russia had supplied Africa with 13 million tonnes of agricultural products in nine months and that about 40,000 Africans were studying at Russian universities, according to both outlets.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri, Tunisia’s prime minister, at the Kremlin during the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. On an official visit from 27 to 29 October, she is attending the summit scheduled for 28 and 29 October, according to the Tunisian prime minister’s presidency.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
The third Russia-Africa summit opened in Moscow on 28 October 2026 with representatives from 48 African countries and the participation of Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. Vladimir Putin called for concrete results, including contracts, while the African Union set cooperation goals, reports RFI and Sidwaya.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Sidwaya ·
Syria-Jordan border reopens after seven killed in strikesSyria and Jordan are reopening the Nassib border crossing after Jordanian strikes on sites attributed to Islamic State killed at least seven people in southern Syria. The two countries will also create a security commission to examine the consequences of the strikes, according to their foreign ministers.The week in Africa
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