The first Russia-Africa Summit was held on 23–24 October 2019 in Sochi, Russia, co-hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. 43 heads of state or government were in attendance.
2019 Russia–Africa Summit
The heads of delegations attending the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi pose for photographs.
Putin emphasized "state sovereignty" and Russian willingness to offer aid or trade deals "without political or other conditions", said that "an array of Western countries are resorting to pressure, intimidation and blackmail of sovereign African governments," against which Russia was well suited to help African states push back.[1]
2019, russia, africa, summit, 2023, event, 2023, russia, africa, summit, first, russia, africa, summit, held, october, 2019, sochi, russia, hosted, russian, president, vladimir, putin, egyptian, president, abdel, fattah, sisi, heads, state, government, were, a. For the 2023 event see 2023 Russia Africa Summit The first Russia Africa Summit was held on 23 24 October 2019 in Sochi Russia co hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi 43 heads of state or government were in attendance 2019 Russia Africa SummitThe heads of delegations attending the Russia Africa Summit in Sochi pose for photographs Host country RussiaDate23 24 October 2019CitiesSochiParticipantsVladimir Putin African LeadersPrecedesRussia Africa Summit 2023Vladimir Putin and the Russian delegation meeting with Felix Tshisekedi and the Congolese delegationPutin emphasized state sovereignty and Russian willingness to offer aid or trade deals without political or other conditions said that an array of Western countries are resorting to pressure intimidation and blackmail of sovereign African governments against which Russia was well suited to help African states push back 1 The second Russia Africa Summit was scheduled for October 2022 in Addis Ababa but was then rescheduled to 26 29 July 2023 in Saint Petersburg 2 Contents 1 Attendees 1 1 Hosts 1 2 Other attendees 2 References 3 External sourcesAttendees editHosts edit nbsp Vladimir Putin President of Russia nbsp Abdel Fattah el Sisi President of EgyptOther attendees edit nbsp Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Gabon Julien Nkoghe Bekale nbsp Vladimir Putin and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed nbsp Vladimir Putin and Central African Republic s President Faustin Archange Touadera nbsp Vladimir Putin and President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo nbsp Abdelkader Bensaleh Acting President of Algeria nbsp Joao Lourenco President of Angola nbsp Patrice Talon President of Benin nbsp Roch Marc Christian Kabore President of Burkina Faso nbsp Faustin Archange Touadera President of the Central African Republic nbsp Idriss Deby President of Chad nbsp Azali Assoumani President of the Comoros nbsp Felix Tshisekedi President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo nbsp Denis Sassou Nguesso President of the Republic of the Congo nbsp Ismail Omar Guelleh President of Djibouti nbsp Osman Saleh Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea nbsp Mswati III King of Eswatini nbsp Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia nbsp Julien Nkoghe Bekale Prime Minister of Gabon nbsp Adama Barrow President of The Gambia nbsp Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo President of Ghana nbsp Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo President of Equatorial Guinea nbsp Alpha Conde President of Guinea 3 nbsp Uhuru Kenyatta President of Kenya nbsp Jewel Howard Taylor Vice President of Liberia nbsp Fayez al Sarraj Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya nbsp Andry Rajoelina President of Madagascar nbsp Ibrahim Boubacar Keita President of Mali nbsp Peter Mutharika President of Malawi nbsp Mohamed Ould Ghazouani President of Mauritania nbsp Filipe Nyusi President of Mozambique nbsp Hage Geingob President of Namibia nbsp Muhammadu Buhari President of Nigeria nbsp Paul Kagame President of Rwanda nbsp Danny Faure President of Seychelles nbsp Julius Maada Bio President of Sierra Leone nbsp Mohamed Abdulahi Farmaajo President of Somalia nbsp Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa nbsp Salva Kiir Mayardit President of South Sudan nbsp Abdul Fattah al Burhan President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan nbsp Kassim Majaliwa Prime Minister of Tanzania nbsp Faure Gnassingbe President of Togo nbsp Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda nbsp Emmerson Mnangagwa President of ZimbabweReferences edit Gershkovich Evan October 26 2019 At Russia s Inaugural Africa Summit Moscow Sells Sovereignty The Moscow Times Retrieved October 27 2019 Most African nations will attend Russia s second Africa Russia summit in St Petersburg bne IntelliNews March 14 2023 Alfa Shaban Abdur Rahman October 23 2019 LIST African presidents PMs attending Russia Africa summit africanews Retrieved October 27 2019 External sources editThe Russia Africa Summit and Economic Forum nbsp This Africa related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Russian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about foreign relations is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 Russia Africa Summit amp oldid 1188931986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
