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The programme architecture has been released for the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, which will take place on 9–10 November 2024 at the Sirius Federal Territory. The event will build upon the decisions taken at the second Russia–Africa Summit and bring together the heads of the ministries of foreign affairs of Russia and African countries, the African Union Commission, as well as the executive bodies of regional integration associations.

The heads of key African ministries and regional organizations, as well as representatives of government agencies, financial institutions, Russian and African businesses, public and scientific communities, and the media have been invited to take part in the Conference business programme. The event is being managed by the Roscongress Foundation.

“Relations between Russia and the countries of Africa are at a critical stage in their development. We are seeing a high level of cooperation in several areas: from the implementation of economic and humanitarian projects to joint work within the scientific and technical complex. The programme that is planned for the sidelines of the Conference covers the entire range of key issues on the current agenda. I firmly believe that the upcoming event will give a new impetus to Russian-African relations within the framework of the existing dialogue mechanism,” Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee for Russia–Africa Events Anton Kobyakov said.

The meeting participants will discuss cooperation in such areas as security, economics, humanitarian interaction, including international information security, combatting terrorism, preventing an arms race in space, trade, economic, and investment partnerships, food security, agribusiness, geological exploration, sharing expertise, the digitalization of public administration, education, the training of diplomatic corps, healthcare, and epidemiological well-being. Special attention will be paid to cooperation between countries of the African continent and the Eurasian Economic Union.

The business programme will include a presentation of the English-language version of the Africa 2025. Prospects and Challenges policy brief prepared by a team of experts at the HSE Centre for African Studies with the support of Uralchem Group, which aims to provide guidance for African experts, scientists, and decision-makers.