Russia in Africa

Early March 2018, Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Hommes d’Afriquemagazine that, “our African friends note the need for Russia’s active presence in the region, and more frequently express interest in holding a Russia-African summit.

Addressing a group of invited African leaders at the 2018 BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit on 27 July in Johannesburg, South Africa, Putin told the gathering “I would like to inform you that we are studying the idea of holding a Russia-Africa summit with the participat

Squeezed between the United States and European Union sanctions, Russia has been exploring effective ways to increase exports of its industrial products under the “Made in Russia” programme to traditional markets in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

Official government representatives and private individuals from about fifteen African countries attended the IV Russia-African Forum (RAF) held on 11-14 July as part of the INNOPROM-2016 international industrial trade fair in Yekaterinburg (Urals).