A Russian-African summit attended by more than 20 of Moscow's allies "in building a multipolar global system".
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Russia-Africa conference will be held in Moscow, with the participation of more than twenty leaders from the African continent. This summit comes as Moscow seeks to assert its presence in the African arena and strengthen its relations with its "natural allies in building a multipolar world order," according to a statement by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushkov.