Analysis - To avoid being seen as passive agents endorsing Moscow's narrow global interests, African leaders must assert the continent's priorities.
Egyptian President Abdelfattah Alsisi, left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit at the Sirius Park of Science and Art in Sochi, Russia, 24 October 2019.To avoid being seen as passive agents endorsing Moscow's narrow global interests, African leaders must assert the continent's priorities.
The second Russia-Africa Summit on 27-28 July in St Petersburg is viewed by Moscow as the preeminent stage to rekindle relations with Africa. The meeting takes place during a particularly charged geopolitical moment and will attract more intense scrutiny than the first Russia-Africa Summit in 2019. Will African states manage to work together to shape the outcomes in the continent's favour? Or will the high-profile event be yet another case of geopolitical pageantry aimed atThe summit is expected to convene at least 40 African heads of state and senior leaders. It will focus on deepening cooperation between Moscow and African capitals acrossbroad areas: politics, security, economic relations, science and technology, and cultural and humanitarian engagement.
This ambitious agenda includes a parallel Economic and Humanitarian Forum intended to 'diversify the scope and nature of Russian-African cooperation, in turn setting the course of its long-term development.'back to Africa - and its attempts to reclaim ground lost to other global powers vying for influence on the continent.
These events are useful for coordinating strategic priorities, but the 2023 Russia-Africa Summit is arguably far more significant for Moscow. Since the Sochi summit, Russia has turned sharply towards Africa to circumvent Western isolation following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The St Petersburg meeting is a chance to show that Moscow has not been isolated and has alternative partners willing to deepen their cooperation with the Kremlin.
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