News

Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum Launches Official Website

The Roscongress Foundation has announced the launch of the official website of the Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum, which will be held in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019 in Sochi. The resource is available at: summitafrica.ru.

“In the modern digital world, you cannot hold a business event, especially one at such a high level, without a high-quality online platform. The launch of the website indicates that preparations for the Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum have entered their most active stage”, Advisor to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov said.

The summitafrica.ru website has an up-to-date event programme and information about the event venue, accommodation, transportation, visa issues as well as answers to frequently asked questions. You can also apply to participate in the Forum.

Registered participants can use the personal web office to book a hotel, pay for tickets to special Forum events, and utilize other useful services.

The special section ‘Become a Partner’ contains information for organizations that are interested in ensuring the most effective work at the venue.

The website also publishes news related to the agenda of the Summit and the Economic Forum. Information is available in Russian, English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic, which reflects the diversity of the countries that will be represented in Sochi.

The Russia–Africa Summit is the first event of this level in the history of Russian-African relations to which the heads of state from all African countries as well as the leaders of major regional associations and organizations have been invited.

The event will be co-chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President and Chairman of the African Union Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI