Politics
Third Russia-Africa Summit closes with some 150 signed agreements
October 31, 2026 at 04:56 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
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Putin wants Africa on his side. African leaders are playing their own game
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يواليوم السابع
الكرملين: توقيع 53 وثيقة حكومية ومشتركة على هامش قمة روسيا - أفريقيا
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يواليوم السابع
روسيا ودول أفريقية توقع 6 اتفاقيات تعاون في قطاع النقل
(opens the publisher’s site)The third Russia-Africa Summit convened in Moscow on October 28–29, drawing delegations from 48 African countries including 22 heads of state.
- The Kremlin announced the signing of some 150 documents at the summit, including 53 government agreements covering customs, defense, peaceful nuclear energy and mineral resources.
- Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Nikitin said Russia signed six transport agreements with Togo, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Kenya and the Central African Republic.
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia received Russian Su-35 jets and will acquire four S-400 air-defense systems.
- Putin announced a new Russia-Africa trade target of more than $50 billion.