By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rwanda Dispatch
Rwandan Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva represented President Paul Kagame at the opening of the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. He attended a reception organised by Vladimir Putin on 28 October, according to the Rwandan Prime Minister’s Office.
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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 OctTouadéra backs local processing at Russia-Africa summitVladimir Putin says Russia is in contact with Elon Musk over coordinating the Rassvet and Starlink satellite networks to avoid interference in orbit. The Russian president described these “close” contacts on 28 October at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, where he called Musk a “real genius”, according to Leadership and MyJoyOnline.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Leadership ·
Vladimir Poutine proposed a partnership with African countries based on co-development, autonomy and breaking with colonial relations. The Russian president also called for direct air links and payments in national currencies at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, according to La Presse de Tunisie.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet the Malian delegation led by transitional president Assimi Goïta on 30 October 2026 on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. The meeting is among the 24 bilateral talks Putin plans from 27 to 30 October, reports L’Indicateur du Renouveau.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·
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 13 million tonnes of agricultural products to Africa in nine months and that about 40,000 Africans were studying at Russian universities, according to the two media outlets.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
Yemen: 14 killed in strikes attributed to RiyadhStrikes attributed to Saudi Arabia killed at least 14 people and injured 10 others in Yemen’s al-Jawf province, according to Almasirah. The Houthis then called for Aden airport to be evacuated after a missile fell inside its perimeter, according to a police source cited by AFP.The week in Africa
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