{"id":37618,"date":"2026-07-14T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?p=37618"},"modified":"2026-07-16T01:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:54:31","slug":"lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From 6 to 10 July 2026, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov undertook a four-nation African tour to drum up support for the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit 2026. This 3rd edition is taking place in Moscow from 28 to 29 October 2026. Lavrov consecutively visited Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique and Burundi; in Ethiopia, he also had a working session with the African Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trade volume between Russia and Africa is about USD 27 billion. Both sides are willing to double the trade volume by 2030. Similarly, Africa heartily welcomes investments and knowledge transfer from Russia to realize its <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/agenda2063\/\">#Agenda2063<\/a> objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"593930\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #593930;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-MZ-w-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-37645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-MZ-w-jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-MZ-w-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavrov Met Mozambique&#8217;s President Chapo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lavrov reiterated Russia&#8217;s support for reforming the United Nations so that Africa can have a greater voice. In particular, he believes that the <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/globalsouth\/\">#GlobalSouth<\/a> must be better represented in the &#8216;multipolar world order.&#8217; Both sides scheduled the next round of high-level of consultations in 2027. Russia plans to increase its footprint in Africa by opening new embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ethiopia, Lavrov met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Both sides reviewed the status of the project to construct a 2,400-MW nuclear power plant in Ethiopia, the agreement for which was signed back in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6b7364\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b7364;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-BD-w-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-37626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-BD-w-jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-BD-w-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lavrov Invited Burundi&#8217;s President and AU Chair Ndayishimiye to co-host the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Niger, Lavrov took part in a meeting with ministers from countries making up the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Other than Niger,  Burkina Faso and Mali are part of that group of Sahelian states. Lavrov reiterated Moscow&#8217;s commitment to providing strategic support to ensure security in the region and criticized certain powers for their colonial mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mozambique, Lavrov met with President Daniel Chapo. Lavrov pledged Russian support to respond to terrorist threats in the northern region of Mozambique. Burundi currently holds the Chair of the African Union and Lavrov invited President Evariste Ndayishimiye to co-host the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"High Level Press Briefing with AUC Chairperson and Foreign Affairs Minister of Russia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5jAmdjwgQ30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 6 to 10 July 2026, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov undertook a four-nation African tour to drum up support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":""},"categories":[249],"tags":[63,170],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From 6 to 10 July 2026, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov undertook a four-nation African tour to drum up support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Global Business Council (GBC)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-01W-jpg.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gbc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"gbc\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gbc\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/cab6d6e84e5294af65e6aa76c5752fad\"},\"headline\":\"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\"},\"wordCount\":329,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Agenda2063\",\"GlobalSouth\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Trade &amp; Invest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\",\"name\":\"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/\",\"name\":\"Global Business Council (GBC)\",\"description\":\"Connecting ... Dots\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"GBC\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Global Business Council (GBC)\",\"alternateName\":\"GBC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBC.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBC.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Global Business Council (GBC)\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/globiznet\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/cab6d6e84e5294af65e6aa76c5752fad\",\"name\":\"gbc\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d885239a5c83809eb00f912fef7d8048?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d885239a5c83809eb00f912fef7d8048?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"gbc\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/author\/gbc\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit","og_description":"From 6 to 10 July 2026, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov undertook a four-nation African tour to drum up support","og_url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/","og_site_name":"Global Business Council (GBC)","article_published_time":"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":360,"url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lavrov-01W-jpg.webp","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"gbc","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"gbc","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/"},"author":{"name":"gbc","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/cab6d6e84e5294af65e6aa76c5752fad"},"headline":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit","datePublished":"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/"},"wordCount":329,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization"},"keywords":["Agenda2063","GlobalSouth"],"articleSection":["Trade &amp; Invest"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/","url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/","name":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-14T08:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-15T21:54:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lavrov-on-four-nation-africa-tour-to-drum-up-support-for-upcoming-russia-africa-summit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lavrov on Four-Nation Africa Tour to Drum Up Support for Upcoming Russia-Africa Summit"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/","name":"Global Business Council (GBC)","description":"Connecting ... Dots","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization"},"alternateName":"GBC","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#organization","name":"Global Business Council (GBC)","alternateName":"GBC","url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBC.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/GBC.png","width":1200,"height":200,"caption":"Global Business Council (GBC)"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/globiznet\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/cab6d6e84e5294af65e6aa76c5752fad","name":"gbc","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d885239a5c83809eb00f912fef7d8048?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d885239a5c83809eb00f912fef7d8048?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"gbc"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/gbc1.net"],"url":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/author\/gbc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37618"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37646,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37618\/revisions\/37646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}